Llangovan

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History and amenities

Llangovan is close to Monmouth, the county town and is set in a rural area of rolling hills beneath the Trellech ridge. The Church of St Govan is a Grade II* Listed Building.[1] It is now closed and has a colony of bats.[2][3] The churchyard contains an ornate medieval stone cross[4] which is a Grade II listed building and a Scheduled monument.[5][6]

At Llanwinney are the remains of a chapel which bears the inscription "Bethel Chapel Erected in 1841".[7] Nearby Court St. Lawrence, once home of Sir Geoffrey David Inkin, the High Sheriff of Gwent, is also a Grade II listed building.[8] In 2007 Penyclawdd and Llangovan Village Hall was completely refurbished.[9]

Notable people

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