Llanvaches
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Population: | 365 (2001 census[1]) |
| Administration | |
| Principal council | Newport City Council |
| Community council: | Llanvaches |
| UK Parliament: | Newport East |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Postal district: | NP18 2; NP26 3 |
| Dialling code: | +44-1633 Llanwern and Penhow exchanges |
Llanvaches (Welsh: Llanfaches) is a village and community parish located in the city borough of Newport, South Wales.
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[edit] Location
Llanvaches is located in between the market town of Chepstow (in Monmouthshire) and Newport city centre, just north of the A48 road, below Wentwood. It is about 7 miles into Newport centre and about the same to Chepstow.
[edit] Amenities & History
Although Llanvaches is set in a quiet, rural area the need for more houses and the boom in housing development means that the village has a rising population.
The old village and parish church is dedicated to Saint Dubricius (Welsh Dyfryg) [1] with Bishops Transcripts dating back to 1725.
The Tabernacle URC chapel was built on the site of the first Nonconformist outpost in Wales - the Congregationalist chapel built in 1639. Two hundred years later the great linguist and traveller George Borrow passed this chapel while walking the old Chepstow Road on a journey he later wrote up in his "Wild Wales" [2].
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics Parish Headcounts: Llanvaches
- ^ The Oldest Nonconformist Chapel in Wales
[edit] External links
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