Penrhos

Penrhos is a village in the community of Whitecastle in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.

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Type: Village
Description: village in Monmouthshire, Wales
Also known as: “Penrhôs”, “Penrhos, Monmouthshire”, and “Penthos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Cadoc’s Church and St Mary’s Church.

St Cadoc’s Church

Church

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The Church of St Cadoc, Penrhos, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 15th century. Restored in the 19th century, it remains an active parish church, and has recently undergone major renovation. The church is a Grade II* listed building.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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The Church of St Mary at Tregare, Monmouthshire, south east Wales, is the parish church of the village of Tregare. Dating originally from the fourteenth century, the tower is later, probably of the fifteenth century.

Llanarth Court

Hospital

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Llanarth Court is a late-18th-century country house with substantial 19th-century alterations in Llanarth, Monmouthshire, Wales. The court was built for the Jones family of Treowen and was subsequently the home of Ivor Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen, whose family still owns much of the Llanarth estate, although not the court itself. Llanarth Court is situated 2 miles west of Penrhos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tregare and Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern.

Tregare

Village

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Tregare is an ancient parish on the northern border of the Raglan hundred of Monmouthshire in southeast Wales.

Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern

Village

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Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern is a village in the community of Whitecastle, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located between Abergavenny and Monmouth and north of Raglan. The River Trothy passes close by. Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern is situated 2 miles northeast of Penrhos.