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 Martin’s Church

Church

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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.

St Catwg’s Church

Church

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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 Catwg’s Church is situated 2 miles northeast of Llangovan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pen-y-clawdd and Cwmcarvan.

Pen-y-clawdd

Village

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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.

Cwmcarvan

Village

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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. Cwmcarvan is situated 1½ miles northeast of Llangovan.

Llanishen

Village

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Llanishen is a village in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, United Kingdom. It is located 7 miles southwest of Monmouth and 3 miles south of Trellech on the B4293 road, although the main part of the village is set immediately to the west of the road, overlooking the Vale of Usk. Llanishen is situated 2 miles southeast of Llangovan.

Llangovan

Categories: village and locality
Location: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.74615° or 51° 44′ 46″ north

Longitude

-2.7891° or 2° 47′ 21″ west

Elevation

361 feet (110 metres)

Open location code

9C3VP6W6+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 577469280

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13265804

Wikidata ID

Q6661510

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Llangovan” goes by many names.

Basque: “Llangovan”
Basque: “Llangoven”
Breton: “Llangofan”
Dutch: “Llangovan”
Dutch: “Llangoven”
French: “Llangovan”
French: “Llangoven”
Irish: “Llangofan”
Welsh: “Llangofan”
Welsh: “Llangofen”
Welsh: “Llangovan”

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