Llanvihangel Crucorney
Llanvihangel Crucorney
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Church of St. Michael and All Angels | |
Location within Monmouthshire | |
Population | 1,201 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO325206 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ABERGAVENNY |
Postcode district | NP7 |
Dialling code | 01600 |
Police | Gwent |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Llanvihangel Crucorney (Welsh: Llanfihangel Crucornau) is a small village in the community (parish) of Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Abergavenny and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Hereford, England on the A465 road.
Setting
Llanvihangel Crucorney lies on the eastern edge of the
History, amenities and architecture
Amenities
In the centre of the village is a church, village shop and garage as well as
Architecture
The village is characterised by its stone-built architecture, with many historic properties interspersed with more recently built homes. Notable buildings include:
- Grade I listed manor house with landscaped gardens, located a short distance away from the village centre. Dating from the 16th century, it has been described as "the most impressive and richly decorated house of around 1600 in Monmouthshire".[5] The house open to the public several days a year.[6]
- medieval hall house considered to be one of the most remarkable surviving stone houses in Wales.[7] Having been occupied continuously from 1480 until 2014, it is now in the care of the Landmark Trust who are repairing and restoring the house so that it can be let out for holidays and short breaks.[8]
Railways
The
The Grosmont Railway was constructed as an extension of the Llanvihangel Railway from its terminus at Llanvihangel Crucorney to Monmouth Cap on the border with Herefordshire. With a length of approximately seven miles (11 km), it was engineered by John Hodgkinson as a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge plateway, and was horse-drawn throughout. The
The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway opened the standard gauge Llanvihangel railway station in 1854. It closed in 1958.
Governance
The village falls in the 'Crucorney' electoral ward. This ward includes Grosmont in addition to this village. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,121.[12] The Crucorney Community Council has 11 seats over 5 wards. The Llanvihangel Crucorney Ward has 6 seats, Forest and Ffwddog Ward has 2 seats, and there is one seat each in Bwlch, Trewyn and Oldcastle Ward, Lower Cwmyoy Ward and Upper Cwmyoy Ward.
Notable people
- John Arnold of Monmouthshire (c.1635-1702), Protestant and MP
- Marina Diamandis (born 1985), pop artist
- Raymond Williams (1921-1988), academic, novelist and critic
Notes
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Llanfihangel Crucornau End Moraine". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "In search of the oldest pub in Wales". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Church of St Michael, Crucorney". British Listed Buildings.
- ^ The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 287, accessed 7 February 2012
- ^ "Events at Llanvihangel Court". www.llanvihangelcourt.com.
- ^ "Site - Coflein".
- ^ "Llwyn Celyn". The Landmark Trust. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ Good Stuff IT Services (5 June 1952). "Pen-y-Clawdd Court - Crucorney - Monmouthshire - Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Pen-Y-Clawdd Court, Gardens, Llanvihangel Crucorney | Site Details". Coflein. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ Joseph Priestley: Priestley's Navigable Rivers and Canals, 1831
- ^ "Crucorney ward 2011". Retrieved 3 April 2015.