Pentre-waun Wood

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

Places of Interest

Highlights: Llandegfedd Reservoir and Prescoed Prison.

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.

Prescoed Prison

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.

Christchurch (Coed-y-paen)

Church

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Usk and Pontypool.

Usk

Photo: Kimseren, Public domain.

Usk is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, 10 miles northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. Usk Castle, above the town, overlooks the ancient crossing point.

Pontypool

Photo: Kev Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pontypool is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. As of 2021, it has a population of 29,062.