Llanfair Kilgeddin

Llanfair Kilgeddin
Llanfair Kilgeddin is located in Monmouthshire
Llanfair Kilgeddin
Llanfair Kilgeddin
Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid referenceSO350075
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERGAVENNY
Postcode districtNP7
Dialling code01873
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°45′29″N 2°56′40″W / 51.758056°N 2.944444°W / 51.758056; -2.944444

Llanfair Kilgeddin (Welsh: Llanfair Cilgedin) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, lying within the administrative community of Llanover. It is located four miles north west of Usk and six miles south east of Abergavenny on the B4598 road. The River Usk passes close by.

History and notable buildings

A Norman motte and bailey castle site remains near the village.

St Mary's

Main article: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Llanfair Kilgeddin

The parish church, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Llanfair Kilgeddin, is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village.

Pant-y-Goitre House

Pant-y-Goitre is a country house thought to date to around 1776.[1] It stands to the north of the village.[2] The villa is a Grade II listed building,[3] and the gardens and park were listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[4]

Brynderwen

Brynderwen is a country house dating from the Victorian period. It stands to the west of the village, across the River Usk.[5] The house is unlisted, but its gardens and park are included at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[6]

  • St Mary's
    St Mary's
  • Pant-y-Goitre House
    Pant-y-Goitre House
  • Brynderwen
    Brynderwen
  • Llanfair Kilgeddin School
    Llanfair Kilgeddin School

References

  1. ^ Newman 2000, pp. 285.
  2. ^ "Pant-y-Goitre (20558)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ Cadw. "Pant-y-Goitre House (Grade II) (1986)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ Cadw. "Pant-y-Goitre House (PGW(Gt)10(MON))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Brynderwen Court (36534)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ^ Cadw. "Brynderwen (PGW(Gt)12(MON))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

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