Llanthony
| Llanthony | |
|---|---|
 Llanthony Priory | |
  Llanthony Location withinMonmouthshire | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
Llanthony(/lænˈtoʊni/,[1]Welsh:Llanddewi Nant HondduWelsh pronunciation:[ɬanˈtoːniː]) is a village in thecommunityofCrucorneyon the northern edge ofMonmouthshire,South EastWales,United Kingdom.
Location
[edit]
Llanthony is located in theVale of Ewyas,a deep and long valley withglacial originswithin theBlack Mountains, Wales,seven miles north ofAbergavennyand within the eastern section of theBrecon Beacons National Park.The village is on an unclassified road leading northwards fromLlanvihangel CrucorneytoHay-on-Wye.[2]
History
[edit]Llanthony Prioryis situated here; it dates back to about 1100 when a Norman noblemanWalter de Lacywas inspired by an existing chapel to devote himself to solitary prayer and study. He was joined by others and a church was built on the site in 1108. By 1118, a group of about forty monks from England built the priory ofCanons Regular,the first in Wales. It was raided regularly by the Welsh and was soon in decline; afterOwain Glyndŵr's rebellion in the early 15th century, it seems to have become barely functioning. In 1481, it was formally merged with its daughter monastery atGloucesterthen was later suppressed byHenry VIII'sDissolution of the Monasteries.[3][4]
The Priory became one of the great medieval buildings in Wales, being built in a mixture of Norman and Gothic architectural styles. It is aGrade I Listed building,being "an important medieval monastic ruin with high quality surviving detail."[3]
Amenities
[edit]The area is popular forhillwalking,pony trekking,horseback ridingandmountain biking.
TheOffa's Dyke Pathpasses above on the ridge which forms the border betweenEnglandandWales.[5]
Notable residents
[edit]The painter and illustratorReginald "Reg" Gammon(1894–1997) was a hill farmer here for twenty years.[6]
References
[edit]- ^G M Miller (ed.)Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names,Oxford University Press, 1971, page 90.
- ^Concise Road Atlas of Britain.AA. 2016. p. 28.ISBN978-0-7495-7743-8.
- ^ab"Llanthony Priory, Crucorney".British Listed Buildings.Retrieved29 April2016.
- ^Henry Mayr-Harting (2014).Religion, Politics and Society in Britain 1066–1272.Routledge. pp. 168–169.ISBN978-1-317-87662-5.
- ^"Offa's Dyke Path".National Trails.Retrieved29 April2016.
- ^Belsey, James (24 April 1997)."Obituary: Reg Gammon".The Independent.Retrieved29 April2016.
External links
[edit]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
