Coed-y-paen is a village in
South Wales, situated at the south-eastern end of
Llandegfedd Reservoir
Llandegfedd Reservoir (also known as ''Llandegveth Reservoir'') is a large 174 hectare water supply reservoir and is eight miles (13 km) north of Newport, Wales, Newport in south Wales. The reservoir is very close to Pontypool, Cwmbran ...
, north-west of
Llangybi.
HM Prison Prescoed
HM Prison Prescoed (Welsh: ) is a Prison security categories in the United Kingdom, Category D men's open prison, located in Coed-y-paen, three miles from Usk in Monmouthshire, Wales. Prescoed is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and acts ...
, a
Category D prison, is located nearby.
The village has one public house, the Carpenters Arms.
Christchurch
The village church, Christchurch, was designed in 1848 by architect
Sir Matthew Digby-Wyatt.
The church was built as a
chapel of ease to the
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
of Llangybi. It was conveyed to the
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales ( cy, Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.
The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The p ...
in 1861. A fine
Victorian church of the Early English style, it comprises a
nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...
and
chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse.
Ov ...
and a western tower of three floors. It has a single bell.
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References
External links
Village website
Villages in Monmouthshire
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