Newcastle, Monmouthshire

Newcastle
Welsh: *Castell-newydd*
Newcastle Welsh: Castell-newydd;
	The old schoolhouse at Newcastle
	Newcastle Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid reference	SO448173
Community	Whitecastle;
Principal area	Monmouthshire;
Preserved county	Gwent;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MONMOUTH
Postcode district	NP25
Dialling code	01600
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Monmouth;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Monmouth;
	List of places UK Wales Monmouthshire 51°51′03″N 2°48′06″W / 51.8508°N 2.8016°W

Newcastle (Welsh: Castell-newydd) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located in quiet rolling countryside 6 miles (9.7 km) north west of Monmouth and 9 miles (14 km) east of Abergavenny, on the B4347 road, within the community of Whitecastle.

History and amenities

Newcastle has a

Edward III it belonged to the Huntley family.^[1] The remains of the castle are on private land. The bailey is defended by a banked ditch, but the oval motte and surrounding wet ditch have been damaged by farm buildings. It commands extensive views to the west, towards the valley of the River Trothy.^[2]

Pool Farm, nearby, is described as "one of the most completely surviving

Palladian mansion of Hilston Park, now used as an outdoor education centre.^[4]

An ancient oak with a girth of 27 feet (8.2 m) grew in the village, there was a well which had a reputation for holiness and remnants of an ancient fort.[5] Another botanical highlight in the village was a wisteria which was one of the oldest examples of this plant in Britain and grew on the inn in the village which was renamed as the "Wellington Arms" after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 when the wisteria was 150 years old.^[6]

References

^ Kelly's 1901 Directory of Monmouthshire on Newcastle. Accessed 15 March 2012
^
ISBN 0-14-071053-1
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^ British Listed Buildings: Pool Farm. Accessed 15 March 2012
^ "Hilston Park Outdoor Education Centre". Visit Monmouthshire. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Newcastle Monmouthshire". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "RAMBLES IN GWENT: A visit to an 'extraordinary' oak". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[1] Kelly's 1901 Directory of Monmouthshire on Newcastle. Accessed 15 March 2012

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ISBN 0-14-071053-1
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[3] British Listed Buildings: Pool Farm. Accessed 15 March 2012

[VM-4] "Hilston Park Outdoor Education Centre". Visit Monmouthshire. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[vob-5] "Newcastle Monmouthshire". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[Hando-6] "RAMBLES IN GWENT: A visit to an 'extraordinary' oak". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

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