Llangovan

Llangovan
Welsh: *Llangofan*
Llangovan Welsh: Llangofan;
	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 (Welsh: Llangofan) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Monmouth.

History and amenities

Llangovan is close to Monmouth, the county town and is set in a 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 and a Scheduled monument.^[5]^[6]

At Llanwinney are the remains of a chapel which bears the inscription "Bethel Chapel Erected in 1841".^[7] Nearby Court St. Lawrence, once home of Sir Geoffrey David Inkin, the High Sheriff of Gwent, is also a Grade II listed building.^[8] In 2007 Penyclawdd and Llangovan Village Hall was completely refurbished.^[9]

Notable people

Sawnder Sion, 16th century poet

References

^ Cadw. "Church of St Govan, Llangovan (Grade II*) (17426)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ ""Llangovan Church" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
^ ""Plaque on Llangovan church" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
^ ""Detail of a cross at Llangovan" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
^ Cadw. "Cross in St Govan's churchyard, Llangovan (Grade II) (24722)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ Cadw. "St. Govan's Churchyard Cross, Llangovan (MM327)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Bethel Chapel". Geograph. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ Cadw. "Court St Lawrence, Raglan, Monmouthshire (Grade II) (24725)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ ""Penyclawdd & Llangovan Village Hall gets new lease of life" at". Monmouthshire-halls.org.uk. 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

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[1] Cadw. "Church of St Govan, Llangovan (Grade II*) (17426)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[2] ""Llangovan Church" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

[3] ""Plaque on Llangovan church" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

[4] ""Detail of a cross at Llangovan" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

[5] Cadw. "Cross in St Govan's churchyard, Llangovan (Grade II) (24722)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[6] Cadw. "St. Govan's Churchyard Cross, Llangovan (MM327)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[7] "Bethel Chapel". Geograph. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[8] Cadw. "Court St Lawrence, Raglan, Monmouthshire (Grade II) (24725)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[9] ""Penyclawdd & Llangovan Village Hall gets new lease of life" at". Monmouthshire-halls.org.uk. 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

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