Llangovan
Human settlement in Wales
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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.
Llangovan
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Llangovan Church | |
  Llangovan Location within Monmouthshire | |
| OS grid reference | SO457057 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MONMOUTH |
| Postcode district | NP25 |
| Dialling code | 01600 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
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
