Wales
Monmouthshire
Llanfoist Fawr

Govilon

Govilon is a small village located between and near in north . It is part of the community of . The population was 1,447 in 2011.
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  • Type: Village with 1,450 residents
  • Description: village in Monmouthshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Gofilon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llanwenarth Baptist Chapel and St Peter’s Church.

Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, Govilon, is the oldest Baptist in Wales. Founded in 1652, the present building was constructed in 1695, and was remodelled in the 18th, 19th and 21st centuries.

Church
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Peter, , is a parish church with reported origins in the 6/7th centuries. The current building dates from the early 14th century.

Peak
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also called The , is a prominent hill overlooking the valley of the near , , southeast . It is situated in the southeastern corner of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanwenarth and Gilwern.

Hamlet
Photo: nantcoly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and parish in the of , south-east , United Kingdom. It is in the community of and covered by the electoral ward of Ultra.

Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village within the in , . Historically in Brecknockshire, it extends to either side of the River Clydach on the south side of the .

Village
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is a village near , in , Wales, in the community of . derives from Ffwyst, an early Christian Welsh saint, although the anglicised version of the church patron is Saint Faith. is situated 1½ miles east of Govilon.

Govilon

Latitude
51.81874° or 51° 49′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.06665° or 3° 4′ west
Population
1,450
Elevation
305 feet (93 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB GIV
Open location code
9C3RRW9M+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1277090781
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648256
Wiki­data ID
Q5589826
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Govilon” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Govilon”
  • Breton: “Gofilon”
  • Chinese: “蘭溫納斯豪斯”
  • Dutch: “Govilon”
  • French: “Govilon”
  • Irish: “Gofilon”
  • Spanish: “Govilon”
  • Swedish: “Govilon”
  • Welsh: “Gofilon”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Govilon”. Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.