Oldcastle

Oldcastle is a small village in , South East Wales. It is six miles north of just off the unclassified Longtown Road from to , alongside which the runs.
Wikipedia
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: village in Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Oldcastle, Monmouthshire” and “Yr Hencastell”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Hatterrall Hill.

Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peak
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a rounded peak in the Black Mountains which sits on the Wales-England border, partly in , and partly in , .

Church
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The Church of St Martin, , , Wales, was begun in the 12th century, although most of the current structure dates from the 13th century. is situated 2 miles southwest of Oldcastle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walterstone and Pandy.

Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England, near the Welsh border and the , 14 miles south-west of .

Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
is a in , South East Wales, United Kingdom. The name is the Welsh word for a fulling-mill. The village is 5 miles north of on the A465 road to . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Oldcastle.

Hamlet
Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an extensive rural parish in , . The standard Welsh name is Cwm Iau or Cwm-iau. In the Gwentian dialect of Welsh that was spoken here until the late 1800s, the name was pronounced as Cwm Iou. is situated 2 miles southwest of Oldcastle.

Oldcastle

Latitude
51.91516° or 51° 54′ 55″ north
Longitude
-2.98135° or 2° 58′ 53″ west
Elevation
548 feet (167 metres)
Open location code
9C3VW289+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8909904457
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2641031
Wiki­data ID
Q7085526
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Oldcastle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Oldcastle”
  • Breton: “Yr Hencastell”
  • Dutch: “Oldcastle”
  • Irish: “Hengastell”
  • Swedish: “Oldcastle, Monmouthshire”
  • Swedish: “Oldcastle”
  • Welsh: “Hengastell”
  • Welsh: “Yr Hencastell”

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Highlights include Former church and The Old Pandy Inn.

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