Glascoed
Glascoed is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is 3 miles east of Pontypool and 3 miles west of Usk. Glascoed is mostly associated with the Royal Ordnance Factory nearby at ROF Glascoed. Llandegveth Reservoir is nearby.Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Monmouthshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Cwm” and “Glasgoed”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Michael’s Church, Glascoed and Llandegfedd Reservoir.
Llandegfedd Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandegfedd Reservoir is a large 174 hectare water supply reservoir and is eight miles north of Newport in south Wales. The reservoir is very close to Pontypool, Cwmbran and Usk, with the boundary between Monmouthshire and Torfaen running through it along the former Sôr Brook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Mill and Monkswood.
Little Mill
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Mill is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom, in the community and ward of Goetre Fawr. It has a population of about 600.
Monkswood
Village
Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monkswood is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.
Croes-y-pant
Hamlet
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croes-y-pant is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Glascoed.
Glascoed
- Category: locality
- Location: Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.70962° or 51° 42′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.96824° or 2° 58′ 6″ westElevation
285 feet (87 metres)Open location code
9C3VP25J+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3076675434OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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