Llangua ( cy, Llangiwa) is a village in
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...
, south-east
Wales, United Kingdom. Saint
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is said to have built a church there in the VIIth century.
Location
Llangua is located nine miles north-east of
Abergavenny
Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a ''Gateway to Wales''; it is approximately from the border wi ...
on the
A465 road
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.
History & Amenities
Llangua sits just inside
the border with England on the Welsh bank of the
River Monnow. The village has a
parish church.
Grosmont is one mile to the south-east.
External links
Genuki info on Llangua
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llangua and surrounding area
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Villages in Monmouthshire
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