The Narth ( cy, Pennarth) is a village in
Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about south of
Monmouth, and about east 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 a spur of land overlooking the
Whitebrook and
Wye valleys. The population as of 2011 census was 369.
History and amenities
The village developed initially through settlement on waste land, principally by workers in
paper mills in Whitebrook in the nineteenth century. In the 1920s, land was offered for sale by the owner, the
Marquis of Worcester, and development continued on a sporadic basis until the late twentieth century. Old cottages were refurbished and many larger houses were built. The village is popular with commuters.
[ Gordon Casson, ''The History of the Narth'', part 1]
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A village school opened in 1910, but closed later in the century. The Trekkers opened in the early 1970s as a
trekking
Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back, while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey, and may involve camping outdoors. In North America tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain h ...
centre, and operated as a private members' club until 1984; thereafter it was run as a pub, housed in a
log cabin, until it closed in 2004. It has since been demolished.
[Monmouthshire County Council, Index of Planning Applications, 21 April 2009, pp.45-54] Community activity is centred on the village hall.
[The Narth Village Hall]
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The village was largely developed in the 1950s when council houses were built. They are now no longer run by the council, however.
There is a map of the village in the phone box .
References
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Villages in Monmouthshire