Llanishen ( cy, Llanisien) is a village in
Monmouthshire
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, south east
Wales
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, United Kingdom. It is located south west of
Monmouth
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and south of
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 t ...
on the B4293 road, although the main part of the village is set immediately to the west of the road, overlooking the
Vale of Usk.
History and amenities
The village takes its name from the original dedication of the
parish church
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to St. Isan or Issien, who was said to have been a follower of the 6th century
Celtic
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**Celts (modern)
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Sports Fo ...
St. Illtyd. The church is mentioned in the 12th century ''
Book of Llandaff
The Book of Llandaff ( la, Liber Landavensis; cy, Llyfr Llandaf, ', or '), is the chartulary of the cathedral of Llandaff, a 12th-century compilation of documents relating to the history of the diocese of Llandaff in Wales. It is written prima ...
''.
[Sir ]Joseph Bradney
Colonel Sir Joseph Alfred Bradney, (11 January 1859 – 21 July 1933) was a British soldier, historian and archaeologist, best known for his multivolume ''A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present T ...
, ''A History of Monmouthshire, vol.2 part 2'', 1913
The existing church is dedicated to
St. Dennis. It was completely rebuilt in 1852–54 and no evidence of an earlier church remains.
[John Newman, ''The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire'', 2000, ] Pant-glas Farmhouse and its barn are situated to the north of the church and both have
Grade II* listed building status.
The village is set within what is termed the Wye Valley Forest Park, the upland area within the
River Wye
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AONB
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.
Llanishen has one public house, The Carpenter's Arms, which was dates from 1700. The front part was added in about 1800. The premises were used at one time to bake and sell bread. Much of the public area has been altered in recent years.
The village has a Village Hall which serves the three parishes of Llanishen, Llanfihangel-Tor-Y-Mynydd and
Trellech Grange.
References
External links
Kelly's Directory 1901 Geograph photos of the areaLlanishen Village Hall
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Villages in Monmouthshire