Grosmont, Monmouthshire
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Grosmont (pronounced "grosmnt") is a village situated in Monmouthshire, south Wales. Grosmont Castle is a major feature of the village. St Nicholas' church probably has ancient origins but the tower and other parts were built by Prince Edmund (son of Henry III of England and later Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster) for his mother Eleanor of Provence (Queen Eleanor). There are circumstantial indications (Pickford, 2003) that Grosmont may have originated as an Iron Age camp. The 19th century town hall stands as a reminder of Grosmont's earlier and greater status as a rural borough.
Grosmont Castle along with the nearby White Castle (Wales) and Skenfrith Castle have given rise to the Three Castles Walk which links the castles and along with the Monnow Valley Walk brings visitors to the village. Grosmont is dominated by the nearby Graig Syfyrddin (or Edmunds Tump, possibly after Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster). Grosmont has been linked to legends surrounding Owain Glyndŵr. The Angel public house in Grosmont is owned and run by a group of villagers. In the summer of 2006 the pub and village were the location for the film The Baker which is to be released in 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- Jackson, M.N. Bygone Days in the March Wall of Wales (St. Catherine's Press, 1926)
- Knight, Jeremy K. The Three Castles (Cadw, 2000)
- Levett, F.G. The Story of Skenfrith, Grosmont and St. Maughan's (1984)
- Pickford, S. Hidden Grosmont (2003; available from Grosmont Post Office)
- Soulsby, I. The Towns of Medieval Wales (Phillimore, 1983)
