Abergavenny Museum
Abergavenny Museum is a museum situated in the grounds of Abergavenny Castle, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. The museum is housed in the square 'keep' on the high point of the castle motte, in the hunting lodge built for the Marquess of Abergavenny in 1819 on the site.Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Local Authority Museum in Wales
- Also known as: “Amgueddfa Y Fenni”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abergavenny Castle and Abergavenny Bus Station.
Abergavenny Castle
Park
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abergavenny Castle is a ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, established by the Norman lord Hamelin de Balun c. 1087.
Abergavenny Bus Station
Bus station
Photo: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abergavenny Bus Station is situated 700 feet northeast of Abergavenny Museum.
Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
Church
Photo: Acomax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a parish church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. St. Mary's has been called "the Westminster Abbey of Wales" because of its large size, and the numerous high-status tomb monuments and medieval effigies surviving within it. Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is situated 880 feet northeast of Abergavenny Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfoist and Llanwenarth.
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.
Llanwenarth
Hamlet
Photo: nantcoly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwenarth is a small village and parish in the Usk Valley of Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom. It is in the community of Llanfoist Fawr and covered by the electoral ward of Llanwenarth Ultra. Llanwenarth is situated 1½ miles west of Abergavenny Museum.
Llanellen
Village
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanellen is a village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located three miles south of Abergavenny. The population was 506 in 2011. Llanellen is situated 2 miles south of Abergavenny Museum.
Abergavenny Museum
- Categories: local museum, local authority museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.81937° or 51° 49′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.01754° or 3° 1′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C3RRX9J+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 12543673348OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4667090
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Abergavenny Museum” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Abergavenny Museum”
- Basque: “Amgueddfa Y Fenni”
- Catalan: “Abergavenny Museum”
- Catalan: “Amgueddfa Y Fenni”
- Finnish: “Abergavennyn museo”
- French: “Abergavenny Museum”
- French: “Amgueddfa Y Fenni”
- Irish: “Abergavenny Museum”
- Irish: “Amgueddfa Y Fenni”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abergavenny Museum”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Amgueddfa Y Fenni”
- Swedish: “Abergavenny Museum”
- Swedish: “Amgueddfa Y Fenni”
- Welsh: “Amgueddfa Y Fenni”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castell Y Fenni and Lodge of Abergavenny Castle.
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