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Llanfihangel Crucorney

Llanvihangel Crucorney
  • Welsh: Llanfihangel Crucornau
Llanvihangel Crucorney Church - geograph.org.uk - 216737.jpg
Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Llanvihangel Crucorney is located in Monmouthshire
Llanvihangel Crucorney
Llanvihangel Crucorney
Llanvihangel Crucorney shown within Monmouthshire
Population 1,201 (2011)
OS grid reference SO325206
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ABERGAVENNY
Postcode district NP7
Dialling code 01600
Police Gwent
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°52′45″N 2°58′55″W / 51.87907°N 2.981892°W / 51.87907; -2.981892Coordinates: 51°52′45″N 2°58′55″W / 51.87907°N 2.981892°W / 51.87907; -2.981892

Llanvihangel Crucorney (Welsh: Llanfihangel Crucornau) is a small village in the community (parish) of Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Abergavenny and 18 miles (29 km) south-west of Hereford, England on the A465 road.

Llanvihangel Crucorney lies on the eastern edge of the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The village sits at the entrance to the Vale of Ewyas (also known as the Llanthony valley). The sweeping hill the village sits on is a terminal moraine, deposited during the last Ice Age, that marks the maximum advance of a glacier that once flowed down the valley. The Skirrid is located just to the south; its distinctive peak forms an imposing local landmark. The village is surrounded by farmland with a mix of pasture, for sheep and dairy cattle grazing, and arable crops. The area is popular with hill walkers and the long distance trails the Beacons Way and Offa's Dyke Path pass close by.

In the centre of the village is a church, village shop and garage as well as The Skirrid Mountain Inn which is reputed to be one of the oldest public houses in Wales. There is a primary school and village hall located in nearby Pandy. The nearest railway station is Abergavenny.


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