Llangovan

Human settlement in Wales

Llangovan

Location within Monmouthshire

OS grid referenceSO457057Principal area

Monmouthshire

Preserved county

Gwent

CountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMONMOUTHPostcode districtNP25Dialling code01600PoliceGwentFire South Wales AmbulanceWelsh UK Parliament

Monmouth

List of places: UK; Wales; Monmouthshire

51°44′43″N 2°47′17″W / 51.745323°N 2.788113°W / 51.745323; -2.788113

Llangovan (Welsh: Llangofan) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Monmouth.

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

Sawnder Sion, 16th century poet

References

^ Cadw. "Church of St Govan, Llangovan (Grade II*) (17426)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ ""Llangovan Church" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
^ ""Plaque on Llangovan church" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
^ ""Detail of a cross at Llangovan" at". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
^ Cadw. "Cross in St Govan's churchyard, Llangovan (Grade II) (24722)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ Cadw. "St. Govan's Churchyard Cross, Llangovan (MM327)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Bethel Chapel". Geograph. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ Cadw. "Court St Lawrence, Raglan, Monmouthshire (Grade II) (24725)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ ""Penyclawdd & Llangovan Village Hall gets new lease of life" at". Monmouthshire-halls.org.uk. 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.