Llanfair Kilgeddin
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| coordinates = {{coord|51.758056|-2.944444|display=inline,title}}
| country = Wales
| official_name = Llanfair Kilgeddin
| welsh_name = Llanfair Cilgedin
| static_image =
| static_image_caption =
| unitary_wales = Monmouthshire
| lieutenancy_wales = Gwent
| constituency_westminster = Monmouth
| post_town = ABERGAVENNY
| postcode_area = NP
| postcode_district = NP7
| dial_code = 01873
| os_grid_reference = SO350075
| population =
}}
Llanfair Kilgeddin ({{langx|cy|Llanfair Cilgedin}}) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, lying within the administrative community of Llanover. It is located four miles north west of Usk and six miles south east of Abergavenny on the B4598 road. The River Usk passes close by.
History and notable buildings
A Norman motte and bailey castle site remains near the village.
=St Mary's=
{{main|Church of St Mary the Virgin, Llanfair Kilgeddin}}
The parish church, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Llanfair Kilgeddin, is located about {{convert|1|mi}} north of the village.
=Pant-y-Goitre House=
Pant-y-Goitre is a country house thought to date to around 1776.{{sfn|Newman|2000|pp=285}} It stands to the north of the village.{{Coflein|num=20558|desc=Pant-y-Goitre|access-date=26 February 2023}} The villa is a Grade II listed building,{{NHAW|num=1986|desc=Pant-y-Goitre House|grade=II|access-date=6 February 2023}} and the gardens and park were listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.{{NHAW|uid=265|num=PGW(Gt)10(MON)|desc=Pant-y-Goitre House|class=HPG|access-date=11 February 2023}}
=Brynderwen=
Brynderwen is a country house dating from the Victorian period. It stands to the west of the village, across the River Usk.{{Coflein|num=36534|desc=Brynderwen Court|access-date=26 February 2023}} The house is unlisted, but its gardens and park are included at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.{{NHAW|uid=267|num=PGW(Gt)12(MON)|desc=Brynderwen|class=HPG|access-date=11 February 2023}}
Gallery
St. Mary's church, Llanfair Kilgeddin - geograph.org.uk - 1688848.jpg|St Mary's
North West View of Panty Goettre.jpeg|Pant-y-Goitre House
Bryn Derwyn Country house - geograph.org.uk - 1539086.jpg|Brynderwen
Llanfair Kilgeddin School - geograph.org.uk - 280375.jpg|Llanfair Kilgeddin School
References
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Sources
- {{Cite book
|last=Newman|first=John
|author-link=John Newman (architectural historian)
|series=The Buildings of Wales
|title=Gwent/Monmouthshire
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knRf4U60QjcC&dq=The+Buildings+of+Wales%3A+Gwent%2FMonmouthshire&pg=PA2
|year=2000
|publisher=Penguin
|isbn=0-14-071053-1
}}
External links
- [http://www.cefnpennar.com/llankilgeddin/church.htm Llanfair Kilgeddin church]
- [https://archive.today/20130415004859/http://www.lkps.ik.org/ Llanfair Kilgeddin Primary School]
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Category:Villages in Monmouthshire
Category:Registered historic parks and gardens in Monmouthshire