Llangattock Lingoed ( cy, Llangatwg Lingoed) is a small rural village in
Monmouthshire, south east
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. It is located approximately five miles north of
Abergavenny, between Abergavenny and
Grosmont, a few miles south of the
Wales-England border.
Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke Path ( cy, Llwybr Clawdd Offa) is a long-distance footpath loosely following the Wales–England border. Officially opened on 10 July 1971, by Lord Hunt, it is one of Britain's National Trails and draws walkers from throughout th ...
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 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
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...
situated in the village.
References
External links
The parish name
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Villages in Monmouthshire
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