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Clytha
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Clytha
Location within Monmouthshire
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Country Wales
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51°47′06″N2°54′46″W / 51.785°N 2.912778°W / 51.785; -2.912778

Clytha (Welsh : Cleidda) is a hamlet and historical area in Monmouthshire, Wales.

Overview

It lies just off the A40 road, to the south of Llanarth and west of Raglan. It contains Clytha Park and Clytha Castle and Llanarth Estate Office, Ty Gwynt and Pit House. The castle, the park and The Clytha Arms public house, [1] however, lie on the southern side of the A40. The hamlet lies within the parish of Llanarth and covered 1841 acres with a population of 361 people in 1861. [2]

Clytha is home to the first polo club in Wales, the Monmouthshire Polo Club, founded in 1872 by Reginald and Francis Herbert. [3]

Great House, Clytha is a Grade II listed building. [4]

The Clytha Arms, a converted Dower house, holds an annual Cider Festival on May Bank Holidays. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Clytha Arms
  2. Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1862). Parliamentary papers. HMSO. p. 1.
  3. Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in Britain: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2012, pp. 11-12
  4. "Barn range at Great House, Clytha, Llanarth" at britishlistedbuildings.co.uk