Cwmcarvan (Welsh: Cwmcarfan) is a small rural village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located 4 miles south west of Monmouth and about 4 miles east of Raglan, off the old A40 road two miles NW of Trellech.
The church dates from the 13th or 14th century. It is in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, with some 16th-century features. It was heavily restored in the 1870s.[1] The dedication is to St Catwg or Cadoc, a Welsh saint of the 6th century. There are porches on both the south and north sides, supposedly so that the squires of Cwmbychan and Trevildu within the parish did not have to enter through the same door as each other.[2]
Craig-y-dorthedit
The hill of Craig-y-dorth, 1 mile north east of the church, was the site of a battle in 1404 between Owain Glyndŵr's army and English forces. According to the Annals of Owain Glyn Dwr, "There the English were killed for the most part and they were pursued up to the gates of the town" (of Monmouth).[3] The hamlet of Craig-y-dorth is one of the only two communities in Monmouthshire with its own flag, the other being the town of Monmouth.[4]
cwmcarvan, welsh, cwmcarfan, small, rural, village, monmouthshire, south, east, wales, located, miles, south, west, monmouth, about, miles, east, raglan, road, miles, trellech, welsh, cwmcarfancountryside, pictured, from, church, towerlocation, within, monmout. Cwmcarvan Welsh Cwmcarfan is a small rural village in Monmouthshire south east Wales It is located 4 miles south west of Monmouth and about 4 miles east of Raglan off the old A40 road two miles NW of Trellech CwmcarvanWelsh CwmcarfanCountryside at Cwmcarvan pictured from the top of the church towerCwmcarvanLocation within MonmouthshireOS grid referenceSO476075CommunityMitchel TroyPrincipal areaMonmouthshirePreserved countyGwentCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMONMOUTHPostcode districtNP25Dialling code01600PoliceGwentFireSouth WalesAmbulanceWelshUK ParliamentMonmouthList of places UK Wales Monmouthshire 51 45 49 N 2 45 33 W 51 76373 N 2 75923 W 51 76373 2 75923Contents 1 History and amenities 1 1 Church of St Catwg 1 2 Craig y dorth 1 3 High Glanau 2 References 3 External linksHistory and amenities edit nbsp The church of St Catwg Church of St Catwg edit Main article Church of St Catwg Cwmcarvan The church dates from the 13th or 14th century It is in the Early English and Perpendicular styles with some 16th century features It was heavily restored in the 1870s 1 The dedication is to St Catwg or Cadoc a Welsh saint of the 6th century There are porches on both the south and north sides supposedly so that the squires of Cwmbychan and Trevildu within the parish did not have to enter through the same door as each other 2 Craig y dorth edit The hill of Craig y dorth 1 mile north east of the church was the site of a battle in 1404 between Owain Glyndŵr s army and English forces According to the Annals of Owain Glyn Dwr There the English were killed for the most part and they were pursued up to the gates of the town of Monmouth 3 The hamlet of Craig y dorth is one of the only two communities in Monmouthshire with its own flag the other being the town of Monmouth 4 nbsp Flag of Craig y dorth High Glanau edit The house at High Glanau was built in 1923 for the writer and garden designer Henry Avray Tipping 1 References edit a b John Newman The Buildings of Wales Gwent Monmouthshire 2000 ISBN 0 14 071053 1 Sir Joseph Bradney A History of Monmouthshire vol 2 part 2 1913 Craig y dorth site of battle near Monmouth 402327 Coflein RCAHMW Retrieved 2 April 2022 Craig y dorth Monmouthshire Flag Institute Retrieved 2 April 2022 External links editGenuki basic info on the village Kelly s Directory 1901 Geograph photos of Cwmcarvan nbsp This article relating to a location in Monmouthshire is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cwmcarvan amp oldid 1179678560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
