Pen-y-coed

Pen-y-coed is a forest in , , . Pen-y-coed is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include White Castle and St Mapley’s Church, Llanvapley.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.
, also known historically as Llantilio Castle, is a ruined castle near the village of in , . The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to .

Church
Photo: Fabian Musto, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mapley, , is a parish church with its origins in the 15th century. Dedicated to St Mable, variants of the dedication include St Mapley, St Mabli and St Mafli. The church is a Grade II* listed building.

Ruins
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hen Gwrt, , is the site of a thirteenth century manor house and a sixteenth century hunting lodge. Originally constructed for the Bishops of Llandaff, it subsequently came into the possession of the Herberts of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llantilio Crossenny and Llanarth.

Village
Photo: Roger Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and much larger former community, abolished in 2022, now in the community of Whitecastle, in , south east , in the United Kingdom.

Village
Photo: ThePhantasos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a privately owned estate village and community within a conservation area in the county of . is roughly six miles east of and four miles west of .

Village
Photo: Les Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the community of Gobion Fawr, in , south east , United Kingdom. Llan has replaced the Eglwys. This village lies 4 miles north east of 2023’s Best Places to Live listed town, Abergavenny.

Pen-y-coed

Latitude
51.825° or 51° 49′ 30″ north
Longitude
-2.8884° or 2° 53′ 18″ west
Open location code
9C3VR4F6+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232842888
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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