Trinant is a village
located in the
county borough
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of
Caerphilly, within the
historic county borders of
Monmouthshire. Trinant is part of the
community
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of
Crumlin and is located north of the village of Crumlin and west of the
Ebbw River
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.
The village has a single school, Trinant Primary School. Trinant is the home to
Trinant RFC rugby union
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team.
Notable buildings
Located within the boundaries of Trinant on its eastern border lies Llanerch-uchaf farmhouse, a
grade II listed building
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. Of either late 18th century or early 19th century origin, the farmhouse and attached range have been noted for being examples of a 'regional farmstead retaining much of its historic character'.
The farmhouse is a T-shaped two-storeyed build with the attached farm range of lime-washed stone rubble and Welsh slate roof.
Horeb Chapel is another building of note in Trinant, completed in 1901.
The current chapel is built on a plot of land from where the original Horeb Chapel stood in the 19th century.
External links
Trinant Primary School website
References
Villages in Caerphilly County Borough
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