Coed-y-paen
Appearance
Coed-y-paen
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![]() Christchurch | |
Location within Monmouthshire | |
OS grid reference | ST 33480 98677 |
Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PONTYPOOL |
Postcode district | NP4 |
Dialling code | 01291 |
Police | Gwent |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Coed-y-paen is a village in South Wales, situated at the south-eastern end of Llandegfedd Reservoir, 2.5 miles (4 km) north-west of Llangybi.[1] The village is home to HM Prison Prescoed, a Category D prison.[2]
The village has one public house, the Carpenters Arms.[3]
Christchurch
The village church, Christchurch, was designed in 1848 by architect Sir Matthew Digby-Wyatt.[4]
The church was built as a chapel of ease to the parish church of Llangybi. It was conveyed to the Church in Wales in 1861. A fine Victorian church of the Early English style, it comprises a nave and chancel and a western tower of three floors. It has a single bell.[4]
References
- ^ Bartholomew, John George (1904). The survey gazetteer of the British Isles, topographical, statistical, and commercial. G. Newnes Ltd. p. 176. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Usk/Prescoed (Prescoed) Prison information". justice.gov.uk. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "About Carpenters Arms Pontypool". thecarpenterscoedypaen.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Christchurch Coed-y-Paen". uskgroupofparishes.org.uk. Usk Group of Parishes. Retrieved 24 November 2014.