Llanrothal
Llanrothal | |
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View of the remote church of St John the Baptist's | |
Location within Herefordshire | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Monmouth |
Postcode district | NP25 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Llanrothal is a small village and historical parish in Herefordshire, England in the Monnow Valley, on the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. The River Monnow flows near here along the border.[1] The village is located 5 miles by road northwest of Monmouth.[2] It contains a 12th-century church, St John the Baptist's which stands in a remote position close to the England–Wales border overlooking the river.[3]
Llanrothal Court, in the village, is an early 14th-century hall house,[4] with cross-wings added in the 15th or 16th century and further additions from the 17th, 19th and 20th centuries.[5] It is a Grade II listed building.[5]
Another historically important building in the village is
History
Llanrothal was once a stronghold of the Jesuits and
Throughout its history, the village has been associated with nearby Welsh Newton,[11] and today they together form the Welsh Newton Llanrothal Group Parish Council.[12]
References
- ^ Jack, G. H. (1903). Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club. Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, Hereford, England.
- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ Church of St John the Baptist, Llanrothal, Herefordshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 29 March 2011
- ^ a b Pevsner, p. 240
- ^ a b Good Stuff IT Services (25 February 1966). "Llanrothal Court – Llanrothal – Herefordshire – England". British Listed Buildings.
- ^ Morgannwg. Glamorgan History Society. 1985. p. 16.
- ^ a b c Good Stuff IT Services (3 July 1985). "The Cwm, Front Terrace and Retaining Wall to South-west – Llanrothal – Herefordshire – England". British Listed Buildings.
- ^ Catholic Record Society (Great Britain) (1982). Recusant history. Catholic Record Society. p. 81.
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1863). A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Harrison. p. 1571.
- ^ Cambrian Archaeological Association (1849). Archaeologia cambrensis. W. Pickering. p. 102.
- ^ Cape, Frank (1930). Two Historic Parishes: Welsh Newton and Llanrothal. Author.
- ^ https://welshnewtonllanrothalgroup-pc.gov.uk/
Sources
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003). Herefordshire. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09609-7.
External links
Media related to Llanrothal at Wikimedia Commons