Llanllowell
{{Short description|Village in Monmouthshire, Wales}}
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Llanllowell ({{langx|cy|Llanllywel}}) is a village in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is two miles southeast of Usk, in the community of Llantrisant Fawr.
Location
Llanllowell stands on the eastern bank of the River Usk.
History
The parish church is now considered dedicated to Saint Llywel.{{cite web | url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/120763 | title=Geograph:: Llanllowell Church © Colin Bates }} However, it was almost certainly originally dedicated to Saint Hywel.Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. [https://archive.org/stream/livesofbritishsa03bariuoft#page/318/mode/2up The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Vol. III, pp. 288 f]. Chas. Clark (London), 1908. Hosted at Archive.org. Accessed 2 Dec 2014.
Famous people
- Evelyn Waddington, who played for Oxford University in the 1877 FA Cup final, was born in the village.{{cite book |title=Wales Census |date=1861 |publisher=HMSO |location=Parish of Llanllowell, near Usk |page=3}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/Llanllowell/index.html Genuki on Llanllowell]
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Category:Villages in Monmouthshire
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