St Cadoc Parish Church, Penrhos - geograph

Penrhos is a village in the

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...

of Whitecastle 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 ...

, United Kingdom.

Location

Penrhos is located three miles north of Raglan.

History and amenities

Penrhos has an old Norman motte and bailey castle site. Penrhos sits on a tributary stream of the River Trothy. The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

St Cadoc's Church, Penrhos, is dedicated to Saint

Cadoc Saint Cadoc or Cadog ( lat-med, Cadocus; also Modern Welsh: Cattwg; born or before) was a 5th–6th-century Abbot of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorgan, Wales, a monastery famous from the era of the British church as a centre of learni ...

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and is a grade II* listed building. Penrhos is also home to the Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist retreat, Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, which is open to both practising Buddhists and visitors.

References

External links

Website for Penrhos Village, Monmouthshire

* Villages in Monmouthshire Castles in Monmouthshire {{Monmouthshire-geo-stub