Llanellen ( cy, Llanelen) is a village in Monmouthshire, south-east

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, United Kingdom. It is located south of Abergavenny. The population was 506 in 2011.

Geography

The Blorenge mountain towers above the village. The River Usk passes close by, crossed by a bridge built in 1821 by John Upton, who also built the nearby Pant-y-Goitre Bridge. The

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal ( cy, Camlas Sir Fynwy a Brycheiniog) is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its currently (2018) navigable length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural ch ...

passes through Llanellen.

History and amenities

The church of St Helen possibly dates back to the 13th century, though the church was largely re-built in Perpendicular style in the mid-19th century by architect

John Prichard John Prichard (6 May 1817 – 13 October 1886) was a Welsh architect in the neo-Gothic style. As diocesan architect of Llandaff, he was involved in the building or restoration of many churches in south Wales. Personal history John Prichard wa ...

. In the churchyard is the grave of Sir

Thomas Phillips Thomas Phillips Royal Academy, RA (18 October 177020 April 1845) was a leading English Portrait painting, portrait and subject Painting, painter. He painted many of the great men of the day including scientists, artists, writers, poets and explo ...

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at the time of the

Newport Rising The Newport Rising was the last large-scale armed rising in Wales, by Chartists whose demands included democracy and the right to vote with a secret ballot. On Monday 4 November 1839, approximately 4,000 Chartism, Chartist sympathisers, under ...

in 1839, and a prominent defender of Welsh language and education, who lived in nearby Llanellen House.

References

External links

Genuki basic historical info on Llanellen

Photo of part of the village

Photo of the church
{{authority control Villages in Monmouthshire