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Llanllowell (Welsh : Llanllywel) is a village in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is two miles southeast of Usk, in the community of Llantrisant Fawr.

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Location

Llanllowell stands on the eastern bank of the River Usk.

History

The parish church is now considered dedicated to Saint Llywel. [1] However, it was almost certainly originally dedicated to Saint Hywel. [2]

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References

  1. "Geograph:: Llanllowell Church © Colin Bates".
  2. Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Vol. III, pp. 288 f. Chas. Clark (London), 1908. Hosted at Archive.org. Accessed 2 Dec 2014.
  3. Wales Census. Parish of Llanllowell, near Usk: HMSO. 1861. p. 3.

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