Llangovan

Llangovan
Welsh: *Llangofen*
Llangovan Welsh: Llangofen;
	Llangovan Church
	Llangovan Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid reference	SO457057
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;
	List of places UK Wales Monmouthshire 51°44′43″N 2°47′17″W / 51.745323°N 2.788113°W

Llangovan (Template:Lang-cy) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located five miles south west of Monmouth.

History and amenities

Llangovan is close to Monmouth, the county town and is set in a quiet, rural area of rolling hills beneath the Trellech ridge. The Church of St Govan is a Grade II* Listed Building.^[1] It is now closed and has a colony of bats.^[2]^[3] The churchyard contains an ornate medieval stone cross^[4] which is a Grade II listed building.^[5]

Nearby Court St. Lawrence, once home of Sir Geoffrey David Inkin, the High Sheriff of Gwent, is also a Grade II listed building.^[6]

In 2007 Penyclawdd and Llangovan Village Hall was completely refurbished.^[7]

^ ""Church of St Govan, Raglan" at". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
^ ""Llangovan Church" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
^ ""Plaque on Llangovan church" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
^ ""Detail of a cross at Llangovan" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
^ ""Cross in St Govan's churchyard, Raglan" at". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
^ "Court St Lawrence, Raglan" at britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
^ ""Penyclawdd & Llangovan Village Hall gets new lease of life" at". Monmouthshire-halls.org.uk. 2007-05-12. Retrieved 2012-09-17.

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