Llangattock, Powys
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According to the
Llangattock elects a community council of ten members who, amongst other things, are responsible for the running of Llangattock cemetery.[4] Llangattock electoral ward also elects one county councillor to Powys County Council.
Location
To the south of Llangattock village is the imposing Llangattock Escarpment whose great limestone cliffs were scarred by extensive quarrying in the nineteenth century. Above these is the great gritstone plateau of
The Village
The village is close to Crickhowell. It has a church, St Catwg's, several pubs, and is a mostly residential area. It is home to a chapel, and is of archaeological interest due to the 4,000 year old burial ground in the park. It has a boathouse and old limekilns, “scars of its industrial past”. It also has a school with around 100 pupils.
The Dardy
There is a smaller village in Llangattock community further along the canal. It houses Llangattock's old workhouse, residents and chicken coops.
The Church
Llangattock church is dedicated to St Catwg (or Cattwg). The tower was built in the 12th century, and it has six bells. It also houses antique whipping posts and stocks.
Llangattock Park House
To the north of the village stands Llangattock Park House, a shooting lodge built by Thomas Henry Wyatt for Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort. It is a Grade II listed building[5] and its gardens and park are listed at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[6]
Plâs Llangattock (Llangattwg)
Also to the north of the village stands Plâs Llangattock, an 18th-century gentry house. It is a Grade II* listed building[7] and its gardens are listed, also at Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[8]
Historical importance
The parish of Llangattock was one of the first and largest in Wales, though it has since shrunk. The Marconi family worked on some of the earliest telegraph experiments there. Llangattock had a large lime quarry.
Famous/notable Residents
- Admiral John Gell retired at Llanwysg House
- 17th-century metaphysical poet Henry Vaughan and his brother Thomas Vaughanwere schooled as boys by the local rector.
- Anne Eleanor Colclough, wife of late English rugby player Maurice Colclough.
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey Explorer map sheet OL13 'Brecon Beacons National Park: eastern area'
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
- ^ "Gravestone 'libel' blocked". BBC News. 7 January 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
External links
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