Llanbadoc ( cy, Llanbadog Fawr) is a village and

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in the

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of Monmouthshire and the

preserved county The preserved counties of Wales are the eight current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty. They are based on the counties created by the Local Government Act 1972 and used for local government and othe ...

of Gwent in

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. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 806. The village is in the Newport postal district of NP15, just across the River Usk from the town of

Usk Usk ( cy, Brynbuga) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. Usk Castle, above the town, overlooks th ...

( cy, Brynbuga), off the

A472 List of A roads in zone 4 in Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European isla ...

. Llanbadoc is within the

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and

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of Monmouth. There are not many facilities in this small village - there is a village and

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, a garage, a saw mill, an open prison and an agricultural college. Llanbadoc is the birthplace (1823) of

Alfred Russel Wallace Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural se ...

. The community includes the villages of Monkswood and

Glascoed } Glascoed is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is east of Pontypool and west of Usk. Glascoed is mostly associated with the Royal Ordnance Factory nearby at ROF Glascoed. Llandegveth Reservoir A reservoir (; from French ...

Governance

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in the same name exists. This ward stretches north from Llanbadoc to

Gwehelog Fawr Gwehelog is a village settlement in the community of Llanarth, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Location Gwehelog is located south of the village of Raglan and north of the town of Usk in very rural Monmouthshire. History and amenities ...

. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,299. File:Llanbadoc Church - geograph.org.uk - 1268354.jpg, Llanbadoc Church where

was baptized File:Commemorative Seat at Llanbadoc - geograph.org.uk - 1268313.jpg, Commemorative seat on the banks of the River Usk File:River Scene Near LLanbadoc - geograph.org.uk - 1516230.jpg, River scene near Llanbadoc

References

External links

Llanbadoc on Genuki
Villages in Monmouthshire Communities in Monmouthshire Monmouthshire electoral wards {{Monmouthshire-geo-stub