Llanvapley

Llanvapley is a village in the community of Gobion Fawr, in , south east , United Kingdom. Llan has replaced the Eglwys. This village lies 4 miles north east of 2023’s Best Places to Live listed town, Abergavenny.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: Llanfable

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mapley’s Church, Llanvapley and White Castle.

Church
The Church of St Mapley, Llanvapley, is a parish church with its origins in the 15th century. Dedicated to St Mable, variants of the dedication include St Mapley, St Mabli and St Mafli. The church is a Grade II* listed building.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.
, also known historically as Llantilio Castle, is a ruined castle near the village of in , . The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to . is situated 2 miles northeast of Llanvapley.

Hospital
is a late-18th-century country house with substantial 19th-century alterations in , , Wales. The court was built for the Jones family of and was subsequently the home of Ivor Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen, whose family still owns much of the Llanarth estate, although not the court itself. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Llanvapley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanddewi Rhydderch and Coed Morgan.

Village
is a village in , Wales at OS grid reference SO 351130. It is off the B4233 road, roughly five miles southeast of , lying within the administrative community of Gobion Fawr.

Hamlet
is a village and rural area in , south east , in the .

Village
is a small village and much larger former community, abolished in 2022, now in the community of Whitecastle, in , south east , in the United Kingdom. is situated 2 miles east of Llanvapley.

Llanvapley

Latitude
51.8218° or 51° 49′ 19″ north
Longitude
-2.92134° or 2° 55′ 17″ west
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Open location code
9C3VR3CH+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29428591
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12266364
Wiki­data ID
Q6661833
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Llanvapley” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Llanvapley
  • Breton: Llanfable
  • Dutch: Llanvapley
  • French: Llanvapley
  • Irish: Llanfable
  • Japanese: ランベープリー
  • Welsh: Llanfable

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lower Coed Morgan and Llanvetherine.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Llanthewy Wood and Manor Farm.

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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 “Llanvapley”. Photo: Les Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.