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Llanllowell

Coordinates: 51°40′59″N 2°52′48″W / 51.68306°N 2.88000°W / 51.68306; -2.88000
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Llanllowell Church

Llanllowell (Welsh: Llanllywel) is a village in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is two miles southeast of Usk, in the community of Llantrisant Fawr.

Location

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Llanllowell stands on the eastern bank of the River Usk.

History

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The parish church is now considered dedicated to Saint Llywel.[1] However, it was almost certainly originally dedicated to Saint Hywel.[2]

Famous people

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References

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  1. ^ "Geograph:: Llanllowell Church © Colin Bates".
  2. ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Vol. III, pp. 288 f. Chas. Clark (London), 1908. Hosted at Archive.org. Accessed 2 Dec 2014.
  3. ^ Wales Census. Parish of Llanllowell, near Usk: HMSO. 1861. p. 3.
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51°40′59″N 2°52′48″W / 51.68306°N 2.88000°W / 51.68306; -2.88000