Llanvetherine ( cy, Llanwytherin) is a village in the
community
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of
Skenfrith
Skenfrith ( cy, Ynysgynwraidd) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales. It is located on the River Monnow, close to the border between Wales and England, about north-west of Monmouth. The road through the village (B4521) was once ...
,
Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located five miles north east of
Abergavenny on the
B4521 road to
Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye ( Welsh: ''Rhosan ar Wy'') is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10,582 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 11,309 in 2019. It lies in south-eastern Herefordshire, on the River Wye ...
. The name comes from the Welsh
Saint Gwytherin.
History and amenities
The village has a
church, dedicated to
St. James the Elder.
Llanvetherine is near
Whitecastle, one of three important border
castles built by the
Marcher Lords after the
Norman invasion of Wales
The Norman invasion of Wales began shortly after the Norman conquest of England under William the Conqueror, who believed England to be his birthright. Initially (1067–1081), the invasion of Wales was not undertaken with the fervour and purpose ...
to control this sector of the
Welsh Marches.
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 ...
long distance footpath passes through the village. The King's Arms Pub was closed in the early 2000s and is now a residential property.
The widow of Captain
Samuel Goodere who was executed for murdering his brother
Sir John Dineley Goodere, 2nd Baronet, in 1741 was living in Llanvetherine when she wrote her Will in 1742, leaving property in the area to her three daughters Elizabeth, Anne and Mary and to her son
John Goodere. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Watts. (A copy of her Will, and Samuel Goodere's Will dated 1741, can be downloaded from the National Archives department at Kew).
External links
An old photo of the church
Villages in Monmouthshire
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