with the help of the leading Dissenter, Henry Jessey. The historic meeting at Llanvaches in November 1639 marked the real beginning of Non-conformity in Wales. Wroth died shortly before the outbreak of the first English Civil War, and was buried beneath the church porch at Llanvaches. His will, at one time on display in the church vestry, concluded: "I leave my body to be buried where ye Lord shall please to call for mee praying him to bring my hoarie-head into the grave in his peace which passeth all understanding" The original church stood in the neighbouring hamlet of Carrow Hill and was rebuilt in Llanvaches in 1802, when a suitable plot of land was found. In 1854 the great linguist and traveller George Borrow passed the chapel on his walk from Newport to Chepstow, a journey later included in his 1862 Wild Wales. The current Tabernacle URC Chapel was built in the 1920s. Llanvaches Roman coin hoard In 2006 a hoard of 599 silver denarii, hidden in a locally made cooking pot, was found at Llanvaches by a metal detectorist. The coins, which are dated to about AD 160, are now held at the National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon. Amenities Although Llanvaches is set in a quiet, rural area the need for more houses and the boom in housing development means that the village has a rising population. Governance The area is governed by the Newport City Council and the Llanvaches community council. References External links Llanvaches Council website Bethany Chapel United Tabernacle Reform Chapel Saint Dyfrig's Church Communities in Newport, Wales Villages in Newport, Wales