Gwehelog is a village settlement in the

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of Llanarth, in Monmouthshire, south east

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Location

Gwehelog is located south of the village of Raglan and north of the town of

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in very

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Monmouthshire.

History and amenities

There is a

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chapel nearby. It was built in 1822, in the Simple Gothic and later Vernacular style of the long-wall entry type. It was modified in 1902. The minister is Rev Ruth Lownsbrough. A local

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and restaurant is the Hall Inn. In May 2020 a 57-year-old man died after being attacked by a

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at a farm in Gwehelog. A 19-year-old man was also airlifted to hospital and was in a critical condition at Cardiff's

University Hospital of Wales University Hospital of Wales ( cy, Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru) (UHW), also known as the Heath Hospital, is a major 1,000-bed hospital in the Heath district of Cardiff, Wales. UHW is a teaching hospital of Cardiff University School of Medicine. Constr ...

. A 22-year-old woman suffered leg injuries. The animal was destroyed after

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were called to the farm. File:Gwehelog Methodist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 407245.jpg, Methodist Chapel File:Hall Inn, Gwehelog - geograph.org.uk - 835628.jpg, Hall Inn

References

External links

Local walks

The Hall Inn's website
Villages in Monmouthshire {{Monmouthshire-geo-stub