Llanthony Abbey

Llanthony Abbey is a former Anglican monastic institution founded in 1869 by Joseph Leycester Lyne, in the Welsh village of , a few miles from the medieval .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Grade II listed building in Capel-y-Ffin
  • Also known as: “Capel-y-ffin Monastery”, “The Monastery Church, Capel-y-Ffin”, and “The Monastery, Capel-Y-Ffin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Black Mountain South Top and Chwarel y Fan.

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is a top of in the Black Mountains range that spreads across parts of and in southeast Wales.

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is a peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern . It is the highest rise on the long ridge which extends southeastwards from .

Reservoir
Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is located in the valley of the river in the , . Completed in 1928, it has the capacity to hold 400,000,000 imperial gallons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capel-y-ffin and Llanthony.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet near the English-Welsh border, a couple of miles north of in , Wales. It lies within the Black Mountains and within the . The nearest town is , some 8 miles to the northwest.

Village
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is a village in the community of on the northern edge of , South East , United Kingdom. is situated 3 miles southeast of Llanthony Abbey.

Village
is a village and civil parish in , England. It lies in the far west of the county, in the foothills of the Black Mountains, close to the border with . is situated 3½ miles northeast of Llanthony Abbey.

Llanthony Abbey

Latitude
51.97605° or 51° 58′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.09032° or 3° 5′ 25″ west
Inception
1872
Open location code
9C3RXWG5+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1183720467
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q29485808
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In Other Languages

“Llanthony Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Mynachdy Capel-y-ffin”

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