Abergavenny Castle

Abergavenny Castle is a ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, established by the Norman lord Hamelin de Balun c. 1087.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abergavenny Museum and Abergavenny Bus Station.

Abergavenny Museum

Museum

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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.

Abergavenny Bus Station

Bus station

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Abergavenny Bus Station is situated 620 feet east of Abergavenny Castle.

Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny

Church

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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 750 feet northeast of Abergavenny Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanfoist and Llanwenarth.

Llanfoist

Village

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Llanfoist is a village near Abergavenny, in Monmouthshire, Wales, in the community of Llanfoist Fawr. The saint after whom the church and village was named is uncertain.

Llanwenarth

Hamlet

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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 Castle.

Llanellen

Village

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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 Castle.

Abergavenny Castle

Type: Park
Description: Grade I listed building in Abergavenny. Ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Categories: castle, recreation area, and historic site
Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.81973° or 51° 49′ 11″ north

Longitude

-3.01739° or 3° 1′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C3RRX9M+V2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 368980592

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q4667087

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Abergavenny Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Abergavenny Castle”
Danish: “Abergavenny Castle”
Finnish: “Abergavennyn linna”
French: “château d’Abergavenny”
French: “Château d’Abergavenny”
German: “Abergavenny Castle”
Japanese: “アバーガヴェニー城”
Japanese: “アバーガベニー城”
Russian: “Замок Абергавенни”
Swedish: “Abergavenny Castle”
Turkish: “Abergavenny Kalesi”
Welsh: “Abergavenny Castle”
Welsh: “Castell y Fenni”

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