Llangattock Lingoed

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Llangattock Lingoed
  • Welsh: Llangatwg Lingoed
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Church of St Cadoc
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Llangattock Lingoed
Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid reference SO362201
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ABERGAVENNY
Postcode district NP7
Dialling code 01873
Police Gwent
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°52′32″N2°55′43″W / 51.875428°N 2.928747°W / 51.875428; -2.928747

Llangattock Lingoed (Welsh : Llangatwg Lingoed) is a small rural village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located approximately five miles north of Abergavenny, between Abergavenny and Grosmont, a few miles south of the Wales-England border.The village is near the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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Offa's Dyke Path passes through the village. The Cistercian Way long distance footpath that circumnavigates all of Wales also passes through the village.

Amenities and history

The parish church is St Cadoc's and both the village and the church have a long and interesting history sandwiched as they are in the Welsh Marches between border castles and the historical personalities holding sway at any given time. [1]

The Old Court is a Grade II* listed building situated in the village. [2]

References

  1. St. Cadoc's church history Archived 2007-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Good Stuff (5 June 1952). "Old Court including Former Cider House, Granary and Stable Range - Grosmont - Monmouthshire - Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 February 2017.