Cwmcarvan
Cwmcarvan is a small rural village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located 4 miles south west of Monmouth and about 4 miles east of Raglan, off the old A40 road two miles NW of Trellech.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jessica Aidley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Cwmcarfan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Catwg’s Church and St Govan’s Church, Llangovan.
St Catwg’s Church
Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Catwg in Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a parish church dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. It is dedicated to Saint Catwg or Cadoc, a 5th/6th-century Welsh saint.
St Govan’s Church, Llangovan
Nature reserve
Photo: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St Govan in Llangovan, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a church with late-medieval origins. Renovations took place in the late 19th century. It is a Grade II* listed building and, since being declared redundant in the late 20th century, has been managed by the Vincent Wildlife Trust as a bat colony. St Govan’s Church, Llangovan is situated 2 miles southwest of Cwmcarvan.
St Martin’s Church
Church
Photo: Jessica Aidley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Martin, Pen-y-clawdd, Monmouthshire, Wales is a parish church with Norman origins which was rebuilt in the 15th century. It is located on the site of an early Welsh defensive earthwork.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pen-y-clawdd and Llangovan.
Pen-y-clawdd
Village
Photo: Jessica Aidley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen-y-clawdd is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, situated between Raglan and Monmouth. The village is the site of a medieval fortification and there is a historic church with an ancient cross in the churchyard which is a scheduled monument.
Llangovan
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangovan is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located 5 miles south west of Monmouth. Llangovan is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cwmcarvan.
Trellech
Village
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trellech is a village and parish in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales. Located 5 miles south of Monmouth and 4 miles north-north-west of Tintern, Trellech lies on a plateau above the Wye Valley on the southern fringes of 320 acres of woodland in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Trellech is situated 2 miles southeast of Cwmcarvan.
Cwmcarvan
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.76399° or 51° 45′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.76009° or 2° 45′ 36″ westElevation
308 feet (94 metres)Open location code
9C3VQ67Q+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 577469278OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Cwmcarvan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Cwmcarvan” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mitchel Troy and Dingestow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Craig y Dorth Hillfort and Tal y Fan.
Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Cardiff, Swansea, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, and Newport.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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 “Cwmcarvan”. Photo: Jessica Aidley, CC BY-SA 2.0.