Cwmyoy
Cwmyoy is an extensive rural parish in Monmouthshire, Wales. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Wales
- Also known as: “Cwm-iou”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Martin’s Church and Tabernacle Baptist Chapel.
St Martin’s Church
Church
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The Church of St Martin, Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire, Wales, was begun in the 12th century, although most of the current structure dates from the 13th century.
Tabernacle Baptist Chapel
Church
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tabernacle Baptist Chapel, Ffwthog, near Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire is a Baptist chapel, with attached manse, dating from 1837. Largely unaltered externally and internally, the chapel is a Grade II* listed building.
Ty-mawr Farmhouse
Farmhouse
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ty-mawr Farmhouse, Ffwthog, Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire, is a farmhouse dating from the early 16th century, which was extended in the 17th century and then reduced in size in the 18th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gaer and Llanvihangel Crucorney.
Gaer
Locality
Photo: Jasperfforde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gaer is the name of a hill in the Black Mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south Wales. It lies at the southern end of the long ridge between the valley of the Grwyne Fawr and the Vale of Ewyas, one mile north of Bryn Arw and three miles northeast of Sugarloaf.
Llanvihangel Crucorney
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanvihangel Crucorney is a small village in the community of Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 5 miles north of Abergavenny and 18 miles southwest of Hereford, England on the A465 road. Llanvihangel Crucorney is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cwmyoy.
Pandy
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Pandy is a hamlet in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. Pandy is situated 2½ miles east of Cwmyoy.
Cwmyoy
- Category: locality
- Location: Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.90327° or 51° 54′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.0195° or 3° 1′ 10″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Open location code
9C3RWX3J+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 267148430OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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