Skenfrith

Coordinates: 51°52′37″N 2°47′17″W / 51.877°N 2.788°W / 51.877; -2.788
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Skenfrith
Skenfrith from the air, showing the castle and River Monnow
Skenfrith is located in Monmouthshire
Skenfrith
Skenfrith
Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid referenceSO457201
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAbergavenny
Postcode districtNP7
Dialling code01600
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°52′37″N 2°47′17″W / 51.877°N 2.788°W / 51.877; -2.788

Skenfrith (

border between Wales and England, about 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of Monmouth.[1]

History and amenities

The

Welsh placename Ynysgynwraidd, from which the English name derives, means "island of Cynfraeth", possibly a local 6th century leader.[citation needed
]

Hubert de Burgh
between 1219 and 1223, but by 1538 it was abandoned and in ruins.

St. Bridget's Church, Skenfrith

saints.[3]

The village gave its name to

hundreds
of Monmouthshire.

The Bell at Skenfrith, originally a 17th-century

Michelin 2007 Pub of the Year, for the whole of Great Britain.[4]

Skenfrith was used as the location for the fictional village of "Upper Leadworth" in the

Amy's Choice", broadcast on 22 May 2010 and the related Doctor Who Confidential episode "Arthurian Legend". In the episode quoted Skenfrith was labelled as the village which time forgot.[5]

In 2022 Skenfrith became a community.[6]

Friends of St. Bridget's

There is an active secular charity, the Friends of St. Bridget's, Skenfrith, which supports the repair and maintenance of the church and has raised funds, in particular for the recent conservation project and new display and conservation of the pre-reformation cope. Patrons include the Lord Lieutenant of Gwent Simon Boyle, Sara Fulgoni and Sir Roy Strong.[7]

References

  1. ISBN 9780340254875
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  2. ^ Skenfrith at Britainexpress.com
  3. ^ Leaflet, The Skenfrith Cope, Church of St. Bridget, Skenfrith
  4. ^ The Bell at Skenfrith
  5. ISBN 9781842436608
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  6. ^ "The Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2021". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Friends of St. Bridget's, Skenfrith". friendsofstbridgetsskenfrith.co.uk/. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

External links

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