Cwmcarvan

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Cwmcarvan
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Countryside at Cwmcarvan, pictured from the top of the church tower
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Cwmcarvan
Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid reference SO476075
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MONMOUTH
Postcode district NP25
Dialling code 01600
Police Gwent
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
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UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°45′49″N2°45′33″W / 51.76373°N 2.75923°W / 51.76373; -2.75923

Cwmcarvan (Welsh : Cwmcarfan) is a small rural village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located 4 miles south west of Monmouth and about 4 miles east of Raglan, off the old A40 road two miles NW of Trellech.

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History and amenities

The church of St. Catwg Cwmcarvan Church.jpg
The church of St. Catwg

Church of St. Catwg

The church dates from the 13th or 14th century. It is in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, with some 16th-century features. It was heavily restored in the 1870s. [1] The dedication is to St Catwg or Cadoc, a Welsh saint of the 6th century. There are porches on both the south and north sides, supposedly so that the squires of Cwmbychan and Trevildu within the parish did not have to enter through the same door as each other. [2]

Craig-y-dorth

The hill of Craig-y-dorth, 1 mile north east of the church, was the site of a battle in 1404 between Owain Glyndŵr's army and English forces. According to the Annals of Owain Glyn Dwr, "There the English were killed for the most part and they were pursued up to the gates of the town" (of Monmouth). [3] The hamlet of Craig-y-dorth is one of the only two communities in Monmouthshire with its own flag, the other being the town of Monmouth. [4]

High Glanau

The house at High Glanau was built in 1923 for the writer and garden designer Henry Avray Tipping. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, 2000, ISBN   0-14-071053-1
  2. ↑ Sir Joseph Bradney, A History of Monmouthshire, vol.2 part 2, 1913
  3. ↑ "Craig-y-dorth, site of battle, near Monmouth (402327)". Coflein. RCAHMW . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Craig-y-dorth, Monmouthshire". Flag Institute. Retrieved 2 April 2022.


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