Penhow
Penhow is a small village, historic parish and community just inside the eastern edge of the boundary of the city of Newport, South Wales, within the historic county of Monmouthshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 726 residents
- Description: village and comunity in Newport, Wales
- Also known as: “Pen-hŵ” and “Penhow, Newport”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Penhow Castle and Pencoed Castle.
Penhow Castle
Castle
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Penhow Castle, Penhow, Newport dates from the early 12th century. Extended and reconstructed in almost every century since, it has been claimed to be the oldest continuously-inhabited castle in Wales. The castle is a Grade II* listed building.
Pencoed Castle
Castle
Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.
Pencoed Castle is a ruined Tudor mansion, largely dating from the 16th century, in the parish of Llanmartin, now within the city of Newport, south Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magor and Undy.
Magor
Village
Photo: Michael Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magor is a large village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, about 9 miles west of Chepstow and about 9 miles east of Newport. It lies on the Caldicot Levels beside the Severn Estuary, and is in the community of Magor with Undy. Magor is situated 3 miles south of Penhow.
Undy
Village
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Undy is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, adjoining the village of Magor with which it forms the community and parish of Magor with Undy. It is located about 3 miles west of Caldicot and 10 miles east of Newport, close to the junction of the M4 and M48 motorways, and adjoins the Caldicot Levels on the north bank of the Bristol Channel. Undy is situated 3½ miles southeast of Penhow.
Llanvaches
Village
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Llanvaches is a village and community within the boundaries of the city of Newport, Wales. It lies to the east of the urban area, in the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent. The population rose to 402 by the 2011 census.
Penhow
- Categories: village and community
- Location: Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Penhow” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Penhow”
- Catalan: “Pen-hŵ”
- Cebuano: “Penhow”
- Chinese: “Penhow”
- Cornish: “Pen-hŵ”
- Dutch: “Penhow”
- French: “Penhow”
- Irish: “Pen-hŵ”
- Japanese: “ペンホー”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Penhow”
- Persian: “پنهاو، نیوپورت”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Pen-hŵ”
- Swedish: “Penhow”
- Welsh: “Pen-hw”
- Welsh: “Penhow”
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