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Raglan (hundred)
Raglan (also known as Ragland and Rhaglan) was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire. It contained the following ancient parishes: * Betws Newydd * Bryngwn *Chapel Hill * Cilgwrwg * Cwmcarfan *Devauden *Llandenny * Llandevenny hamlet *Llandogo * Llangoven *Llanishen * Llanvihangel Tor y Mynydd * Llansoe *Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern * Mitchell Troy * Pen Rhos township * Pen y Clawdd * Penalt * Raglan * Tregare * Trelleck Grange * Tryleg *Wolvesnewton It is now administered by the local authority Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ... of Monmouthshire. References {{Monmouthshire hundreds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred (country Subdivision)
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, Curonia, the Ukrainian state of the Cossack Hetmanate and in Cumberland County in the British Colony of New South Wales. It is still used in other places, including in Australia (in South Australia and the Northern Territory). Other terms for the hundred in English and other languages include ''wapentake'', ''herred'' (Danish and Bokmål Norwegian), ''herad'' ( Nynorsk Norwegian), ''hérað'' (Icelandic), ''härad'' or ''hundare'' (Swedish), ''Harde'' (German), ''hiird'' ( North Frisian), ''satakunta'' or ''kihlakunta'' (Finnish), ''kihelkond'' (Estonian), ''kiligunda'' (Livonian), ''cantref'' (Welsh) and ''sotnia'' (Slavic). In Ireland, a similar subdivision of counties is referred to as a barony, and a hundred is a subdivision of a part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd
Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd (or more correctly Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd, meaning, in Welsh, "the church of St. Michael on the breast of the mountain") is a small rural village in the community of Devauden, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located within the Vale of Usk, about 9 miles south west of Monmouth and 6 miles east of the town of Usk, between the villages of Devauden and Llansoy. History The parish was reputedly settled by descendants of St. Brychan Brycheiniog, in particular Cynog, who gave his name to the area and former church at Llangunnock, immediately south of Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd.Sir Joseph Bradney, ''A History of Monmouthshire, vol.2 part 2'', 1913 Church of St. Michael The parish church of St Michael has a mediaeval nave and chancel, but was substantially restored in 1853/54.John Newman, ''The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire'', 2000, It is a Grade II* listed building. Star Inn The Star Inn has been in existence since at least the 15th century, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolvesnewton
Wolvesnewton ( cy, Llanwynell) is a small village in Monmouthshire, Wales. Location Wolvesnewton, sometimes historically Wolves Newton, is in the community of Devauden, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, north west of Chepstow, and between the villages of Devauden and Llangwm. It lies in the traditional Upper Division of the Hundred of Raglan. Etymology The village and civil parish took their English name from the family of Lupus (Wolf) or Lovel, who were lords of the manor in the 13th and 14th century. The official Welsh name, Llanwynell, also found on many maps, is derived from the name of the reputed Saint Gwynell, noted by Lewys Dynn as "Syr Vwniel L. of(f) Wolffs Newton(,) Knight. He accepted the Christian Faith año 188, and erected a church at his own expense." In a list of Welsh parishes circa 1556, and in other later lists, Gwynell is given the parish of Llanwynell or Llanwnell. History In the 13th and 14th centuries, the area was held as a manor by the Lupus / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trellech
Trellech (occasionally spelt Trelech, Treleck or Trelleck; cy, Tryleg) is a village and parish in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales. Located south of Monmouth and north-north-west of Tintern, Trellech lies on a plateau above the Wye Valley on the southern fringes of of woodland in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Three Bronze Age standing stones are situated in the village, known as Harold's Stones, which overlook the historic church of St Nicholas, a Grade I listed building. Although a relatively small village in modern times, it was one of the largest towns in Wales in the 13th century, and is now a site of archaeological interest to determine its extent and role at that time. The village is designated as a conservation area. There are four nature reserves nearby; New Grove Flower Meadow, noted for its orchids, and Trellech Beacon are both owned by Gwent Wildlife Trust while Cleddon Bog and Croes Robert Wood are both SSSIs. Etymology It is thought that the Welsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trelleck Grange
Trelleck Grange (or Trellech Grange) is a small hamlet in a rural area of Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom, about seven miles south of Monmouth. Location Trelleck Grange is located about three miles south of Trellech, two miles west of Tintern, and seven miles south of Monmouth, the county town of Monmouthshire. It sits on high ground above the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Tintern Abbey, between two tributaries of the Angiddy Brook. Etymology The name "Trellek" derives from the Welsh "llech" meaning a conspicuous stone. It may have referred to a large stone which rested on a mound near the village, perhaps near "Rock Cottage". However the most conspicuous feature in the locality is a line of three standing stones known as ''Harold's stones'', apparently a seventeenth century name. They may also account for the "tri" (meaning three) part of the name, although one would expect the feminine form "tair" to be used as "llech" is feminine (unless it h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tregare
Tregare ( cy, Tre'r-gaer) is an ancient parish on the northern border of the Raglan hundred of Monmouthshire in southeast Wales. Location Tregare is located two miles north of Raglan in deeply rural Monmouthshir History and amenities The parish church is St Mary's Church, Tregare, The Church of St Mary. It is bisected by the old coaching road from Abergavenny to Monmouth, along which Mail coaches or stagecoaches must have run and two of the original coachhouse A carriage house, also called a remise or coach house, is an outbuilding which was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and the related tack. In Great Britain the farm building was called a cart shed. These typically were open fr ...s, now converted into residential properties, remain in the village. External linksTregare church - St. Mary's * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raglan, Monmouthshire
Raglan (; ( cy, Rhaglan) is a village and community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located some 9 miles south-west of Monmouth, midway between Monmouth and Abergavenny on the A40 road very near to the junction with the A449 road. The fame of the village derives from Raglan Castle, built for William ap Thomas and now maintained by Cadw. The community includes the villages of Llandenny and Pen-y-clawdd. Raglan itself has a population of 1,183. History and buildings The village stands at the crossing point of two Roman roads, that from Gloucester to Usk, and that from Chepstow to Abergavenny. Raglan was first mentioned in the will of Walter de Clare. The earliest market in Raglan was recorded in 1354. The market cross in the town, which stands in the centre of the cross roads between the church and the Beaufort Arms Inn, consists now only of a massive base on which has been mounted a lamp post. In the large space around this stone the markets were held, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penallt
Penallt (also spelt Penalt) is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales, set high on a hill south of Monmouth. In the centre of the village, by the village green, is the 17th-century village pub, the Bush Inn. Description Nearby, the ''Penallt Old Church Wood'' is a nature reserve managed by the Gwent Wildlife Trust. This deciduous woodland forms a habitat for several bird species, including pied flycatchers, nuthatches, tree pipits, treecreeperss and sparrowhawks. Plant species include wild daffodils and moschatel. Penallt Old Church is about a mile north of the village. The main part of the building dates from the 15th or early 16th century, while the lower part of the tower may date from the 14th century. at British Listed Buildings The heavy oak door bears the date 1532. The chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pen Y Clawdd
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Pen Rhos
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Mitchel Troy
Mitchel Troy ( cy, Llanfihangel Troddi, that is "church of St Michael on the River Trothy") is a village and community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is located 3 miles south west of the county town of Monmouth, just off the A40 road leading towards Raglan. Settlements within the community include Tregare, Dingestow, Cwmcarvan and Wonastow. History and amenities The English name of the parish derives from the name of the river, the Welsh ''Troddi'' becoming Trothy and then Troy. The addition "Mitchel" is thought not to derive from the church's dedication to St Michael, but rather as a variant of the word "much" or "mickle", as also found at Mitcheldean in Gloucestershire, and used to differentiate the village from the nearby manor of Troy Parva.Sir Joseph Bradney, ''A History of Monmouthshire, vol.2 part 2'', 1913 John de Troye, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (died 1371), was born here early in the fourteenth century. Nathaniel Armstrong Wells, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern
Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern ( cy, Llanfihangel-Ystum-Llywern) is a village in the community of Whitecastle, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located between Abergavenny and Monmouth and north of Raglan. The River Trothy passes close by. History and amenities Joseph Bradney, the antiquarian and author of ''A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time'', acquired the nearby estate of Tal-y-coed Court, partly by inheritance and partly through purchase, where he settled at an early age.Sir Joseph Bradney, ''A History of Monmouthshire'', A Latin tablet in St Michael's Church in the village records his achievements. Bradney was also the owner of The Pant in the village, a late-medieval house, with an attached Quaker Meeting House. The Offa's Dyke Path long distance footpath passes through the village. The village has a parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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