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Llanwenarth is a small village and parish in the Usk Valley of
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. It is in the community of
Llanfoist Fawr Llanfoist Fawr (Welsh: ''Llan-ffwyst Fawr'') is a community in the county of Monmouthshire, Wales, and is 23.8 miles (38.3 km) from Cardiff and 126.3 miles (203.2 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Llanfoist Fawr was 3217 with 1 ...
and covered by the
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of
Llanwenarth Ultra Llanwenarth Ultra is an electoral ward near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. The ward elects councillors to Llanfoist Fawr Community Council and Monmouthshire County Council. History and description The ward (previously a civil parish) is based aro ...
.


Location

Llanwenarth is located west of the market town 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 ...
, close to the banks of the
River Usk The River Usk (; cy, Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (''y Mynydd Du''), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially forming the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys, it fl ...
.


History and amenities

St Peter's Church is the parish church: an ogival-headed priest's doorway in the chancel, and two windows with reticulated tracery are assigned to the fourteenth century, and a lancet in the west wall of the nave seems to be from the thirteenth, where a square tower with battlemented top was added later. The village once had a
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schoolhouse (now demolished). The village, which has the full name of Llanwenarth Citra, sits in flattish grassy pasturesFarmland near Llanwenarth
at geograph.org between the
Blorenge Blorenge, also called The Blorenge (; cy, Blorens), is a prominent hill overlooking the valley of the River Usk near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is situated in the southeastern corner of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The ...
mountain and the
Sugar Loaf Mountain, Wales Sugar Loaf, sometimes called The Sugar Loaf ( cy, Mynydd Pen-y-fâl or ), is a hill situated north-west of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales and sits within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is the southernmost of the summit peaks of the ...
. Some of these meadows have been designated a
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(SSSI).
Llanwenarth House Llanwenarth House is a small country house, formerly a hotel, located off the B4246 road, west of Govilon and Llanfoist, just south of Abergavenny Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") ...
was built in the 16th century and is operated as a hotel, located to the west of nearby
Govilon Govilon ( cy, Gofilon) is a small Welsh village located between Llanfoist and Gilwern near Abergavenny in north Monmouthshire. It is part of the community of Llanfoist Fawr. the population was 1,447 in 2011. Attractions The Monmouthshire an ...
. The busy A40 Abergavenny to Brecon road passes along the valley side above the flood plain of the River Usk, and
Nevill Hall Hospital Nevill Hall Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Nevill Hall) is a district general hospital in Abergavenny, north Monmouthshire, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. History The site was originally occupied by The Brooks, a co ...
is situated close by on the outskirts of Abergavenny town. The annual Abergavenny and Border Counties
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, similar to Monmouth Show, used to be held on the fields close to the church until the 1990s. An old cable ferry (similar to
Hampton Loade Ferry Hampton Loade Ferry was a pedestrian cable ferry linking the villages of Hampton Loade and Hampton across the River Severn in the English county of Shropshire and providing a link to Hampton Loade village from Hampton Loade station on the her ...
on the River Severn) used to be used in Victorian times to cross the
River Usk The River Usk (; cy, Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (''y Mynydd Du''), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially forming the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys, it fl ...
from a field on the Abergavenny/Llanwenarth side to the
Govilon Govilon ( cy, Gofilon) is a small Welsh village located between Llanfoist and Gilwern near Abergavenny in north Monmouthshire. It is part of the community of Llanfoist Fawr. the population was 1,447 in 2011. Attractions The Monmouthshire an ...
side of the river, where the bank was referred to as 'Llanwenarth Ultra.'


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Genuki info on Llanwenarth
Villages in Monmouthshire {{Monmouthshire-geo-stub