Llangattock Lingoed ( cy, Llangatwg Lingoed) is a small rural village in
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
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. It is located approximately five miles north 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 ...
, between Abergavenny and
Grosmont, a few miles south of the
Wales-England border.
Offa's Dyke Path passes through the village. The village is near the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Amenities and history
The parish church is
St Cadoc's and both the village and the church have a long and interesting history sandwiched as they are in the
Welsh Marches
The Welsh Marches ( cy, Y Mers) is an imprecisely defined area along the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods.
The English term Welsh March (in Medieval Latin ...
between border castles and the historical personalities holding sway at any given time.
St. Cadoc's church history
The Old Court is a Grade II* listed building situated in the village.long distance footpath
A long-distance trail (or long-distance footpath, track, way, greenway) is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing. They exist on all continents exc ...
that circumnavigates all of Wales also passes through the village.
References
External links
The parish name
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Villages in Monmouthshire
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