Llanellen
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Llanellen (Welsh: Llanelen) is a village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located three miles (4.8 km) south of Abergavenny. The population was 506 in 2011. [1]
Geography
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The Blorenge mountain towers above the village. The River Usk passes close by, crossed by a bridge built in 1821 by John Upton,[2] who also built the nearby Pant-y-Goitre Bridge. The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal passes through Llanellen.
History and amenities
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The church of St Helen possibly dates back to the 13th century, though the church was largely re-built in Perpendicular style in the mid-19th century by architect John Prichard.[3] In the churchyard is the grave of Sir Thomas Phillips, Mayor of Newport at the time of the Newport Rising in 1839, and a prominent defender of Welsh language and education,[4] who lived in nearby Llanellen House.
References
- ^ https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W37000081
- ^ "Llanellen Bridge, Llanover". British Listed Buildings.
- ^ "ST HELEN'S CHURCH, LLANELLEN". Coflein. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Olding, Frank (7 January 2016). "Llanellen's almost forgotten hero of the Welsh language". Abergavenny Chronicle. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
External links
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