Pentre-waun

Pentre-waun is a locality in Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, Wales. Pentre-waun is situated nearby to the hamlet Coed-y-paen, as well as near the village Glascoed.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christchurch (Coed-y-paen) and Prescoed Prison.

HM Prison Prescoed is a Category D men's open prison, located in Coed-y-paen, three miles from Usk in Monmouthshire, Wales. Prescoed is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and acts as a satellite prison of the nearby HMP Usk.

Llandegfedd Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llandegfedd Reservoir is a large 174 hectare water supply reservoir and is eight miles north of Newport in south Wales. The reservoir is very close to Pontypool, Cwmbran and Usk, with the boundary between Monmouthshire and Torfaen running through it along the former Sôr Brook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coed-y-paen and Glascoed.

Coed-y-paen

Hamlet

Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coed-y-paen is a village in South Wales, situated at the south-eastern end of Llandegfedd Reservoir, 2.5 miles north-west of Llangybi. HM Prison Prescoed, a Category D prison, is located nearby. The village has one public house, the Carpenters Arms.

Glascoed

Village

Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glascoed is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is 3 miles east of Pontypool and 3 miles west of Usk. Glascoed is mostly associated with the Royal Ordnance Factory nearby at ROF Glascoed. Llandegveth Reservoir is nearby. Glascoed is situated 1½ miles north of Pentre-waun.

Monkswood

Village

Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Monkswood is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. Monkswood is situated 2 miles north of Pentre-waun.

Pentre-waun

Type: Locality
Location: Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.68729° or 51° 41′ 14″ north

Longitude

-2.9591° or 2° 57′ 33″ west

Elevation

420 feet (128 metres)

Open location code

9C3VM2PR+W9

GeoNames ID

13274428

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