Blorenge
Blorenge, also called The Blorenge, is a prominent hill overlooking the valley of the River Usk near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is situated in the southeastern corner of the Brecon Beacons National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,841 feet
- Description: hill (561m) in Monmouthshire
- Also known as: “Blorens” and “The Blorenge”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Keeper’s Pond and Llanwenarth Baptist Chapel.
Llanwenarth Baptist Chapel
Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwenarth Baptist Chapel, Govilon, Monmouthshire is the oldest Baptist chapel in Wales. Founded in 1652, the present building was constructed in 1695, and was remodelled in the 18th, 19th and 21st centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Govilon and Pwll Du.
Govilon
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Govilon is a small Welsh village located between Llanfoist and Gilwern near Abergavenny in north Monmouthshire. It is part of the community of Llanfoist Fawr. The population was 1,447 in 2011.
Pwll Du
Locality
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pwll Du was a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was declared a slum in 1960 and demolished in 1963. The main employment was provided by nearby limestone quarries and by the iron works in Blaenavon.
Llanfoist
Village
Llanfoist is a village near Abergavenny, in Monmouthshire, Wales, in the community of Llanfoist Fawr. Llanfoist derives from Ffwyst, an early Christian Welsh saint, although the anglicised version of the church patron is Saint Faith.
Blorenge
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8007° or 51° 48′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.05998° or 3° 3′ 36″ westElevation
1,841 feet (561 metres)Open location code
9C3RRW2R+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 582796015OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Blorenge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布洛倫吉山”
- Chinese: “布萊格山”
- Dutch: “The Blorenge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ذا بلورينج”
- Swedish: “Blorenge”
- Swedish: “The Blorenge”
- Welsh: “Blorenge”
- Welsh: “Blorens”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Twyn-Allws and Llanwenarth.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blorenge and Garnddyrys forge pond.
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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 “Blorenge”. Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.