Llanellen

Human settlement in Wales

Llanellen

Llanellen

Location within Monmouthshire

Principal area|

* Monmouthshire

Preserved county|

* Gwent

Country| Wales
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| USK
Postcode district| NP
Police| Gwent
Fire| South Wales
Ambulance| Welsh
UK Parliament|

* Monmouth

List of places

Wales
Monmouthshire

51°47′N 3°01′W﻿ / ﻿51.783°N 3.017°W﻿ / 51.783; -3.017

Llanellen (Welsh: Llanelen) is a village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located three miles (4.8 km) south of Abergavenny. The population was 506 in 2011.[1]

## Geography

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Llanellen Bridge

The Blorenge mountain towers above the village. The River Usk passes close by, crossed by a bridge built in 1821 by John Upton,[2] who also built the nearby Pant-y-Goitre Bridge. The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal passes through Llanellen.

## History and amenities

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Llanellen church

The church of St Helen possibly dates back to the 13th century, though the church was largely re-built in Perpendicular style in the mid-19th century by architect John Prichard.[3] In the churchyard is the grave of Sir Thomas Phillips, Mayor of Newport at the time of the Newport Rising in 1839, and a prominent defender of Welsh language and education,[4] who lived in nearby Llanellen House.

## References

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1. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
2. ^ "Llanellen Bridge, Llanover". British Listed Buildings.
3. ^ "St Helen's Church, Llanellen (420845)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
4. ^ Olding, Frank (7 January 2016). "Llanellen's almost forgotten hero of the Welsh language". Abergavenny Chronicle. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Llanellen.

* Genuki basic historical info on Llanellen
* Photo of part of the village
* Photo of the church