Gwehelog

{{Infobox UK place

| country = Wales

| constituency_welsh_assembly = Monmouth

| coordinates = {{coord|51.7322|-2.8856|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Gwehelog

| community_wales = Llanarth

| unitary_wales = Monmouthshire

| lieutenancy_wales = Gwent

| constituency_westminster = Monmouth

| post_town = USK

| postcode_district = NP15

| postcode_area = NP

| dial_code = 01291

| population = 493

| population_ref = (2011){{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124084&c=NP15+1JZ&d=16&e=62&g=6496664&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1428072713679&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=3 April 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407061157/https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124084&c=NP15+1JZ&d=16&e=62&g=6496664&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1428072713679&enc=1|archivedate=7 April 2015}}

}}

Gwehelog is a village settlement in the community of Llanarth, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

Location

Gwehelog is located {{convert|2|miles}} south of the village of Raglan and {{convert|2|miles}} north of the town of Usk in very rural Monmouthshire.{{Cite web |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/368416|title=Geograph:: Gwehelog, Monmouthshire (C) Peter Wasp |website=www.geograph.org.uk |accessdate=7 May 2020}}

History and amenities

There is a Methodist chapel nearby, built in 1822, in a Gothic vernacular style. It was modified in 1902.{{Coflein|num=10686 |desc=Methodist Chapel |access-date=29 September 2021}} The minister is Rev Ruth Lownsbrough and Sunday services are at 3.00 pm or 4:00 pm. The chapel is also available for community use.{{cite web |url=https://www.caldicotmethodists.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Gwehelog-2-1.pdf |title=Gwehelog Methodist Church |publisher=caldicotmethodists.co.uk |date= |access-date=2 September 2024}}

The local pub and restaurant is the Hall Inn.{{Cite web |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/407270 |title=Geograph:: The Hall Inn, plus telephone box (C) Ruth Sharville |website=www.geograph.org.uk |accessdate=7 May 2020}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehallinn.co.uk/ |title=The Hall Inn Gwehelog Usk, Monmouthshire |website=www.thehallinn.co.uk |accessdate=7 May 2020}} There is also a village hall available for hire.https://www.gwehelogvillagehall.org.uk/

In May 2020 a man died, another was seriously injured, and a woman sustained leg injuries after an attack by a water buffalo kept at a farm near Gwehelog. The animal was later destroyed.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-52565373 |title=Water buffalo fatal attack victim named |date=7 May 2020 |via=www.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=7 May 2020}}

File:Gwehelog Methodist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 407245.jpg|Methodist Chapel

File:Hall Inn, Gwehelog - geograph.org.uk - 835628.jpg|Hall Inn

References

External links

[http://www.jtallet.co.uk/uskwalks/near_gwehelog_page.htm Local walks]
[http://www.thehallinn.co.uk/ The Hall Inn's website]

Category:Villages in Monmouthshire