Henllys, Torfaen

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Henllys
OS grid referenceST 26771 93647
• Cardiff17.7 mi (28.5 km)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWPORT
Postcode districtNP44
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Torfaen

Henllys means ‘ancient court’ with hen ‘ancient’ and llys ‘court’. The name may refer to the former administrative court of the lordship of Machen [1] Today Henllys is a residential area on the edge of Cwmbrân in South East Wales.[2]

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