Llantarnam () is a village of
Cwmbran
Cwmbran ( ; , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales.
Lying within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was ...
, and is a
community
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and
electoral ward
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in the county borough of
Torfaen
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in south east
Wales
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. The ward covers the same area as the community, but also includes Southville. It is equidistant from Cwmbran town centre and the town of
Caerleon
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.
Llantarnam Abbey
Llantarnam Abbey is a Grade II*-listed abbey of the Sisters of St Joseph of Annecy and a former Cistercian monastery located in Llantarnam, Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen in southeast Wales.
History
It was founded as a daughter house ...
is a
Cistercian
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abbey founded in 1179 as a daughter house of
Strata Florida Abbey
Strata Florida Abbey (; ) is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The abbey was founded in 1164. After the region around St Davids was firmly occupied by the Normans ...
. The remains of that abbey are incorporated into the present buildings housing the
Sisters of Saint Joseph
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. It also contains
St Michael's Church.
Llantarnam Hall is home to
Rougemont School.
In 2015
Llantarnam School amalgamated with Fairwater High School to make the new school of
Cwmbran High School
Demographics
At the 2011 Census
*Population 4,125
(community), 5,526
(ward), (Torfaen 91,075)
Notable people
*
David Lewis (martyr)
*
Thomas Morgan (of Llantarnam)
See also
*
Llantarnam railway station, closed in 1962
References
South Wales Argus - Article - Merged school will be called Cwmbran High School - 15/11/2014
External links
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre(in
Cwmbran Centre
The Cwmbran Centre, renamed M Cwmbran from March 2024, is a shopping centre, office and leisure complex in the town of Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales. It was formerly named Cwmbran Shopping, then renamed Cwmbran Centre on 3 July 2017.
As a New Town in ...
)
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