Mamhilad
Mamhilad(Welsh:Mamheilad) is a village in thecommunityofGoetre FawrinMonmouthshire,south eastWales.
Location
[edit]Mamhilad is two miles to the north east ofPontypool,Torfaen County Borough.
History and amenities
[edit]Mamhilad has apubcalled the Star Inn. TheMonmouthshire and Brecon Canalpasses the village. There is another pub at Croes-y-Pant called, the Horseshoe.
TheChurch of St Illtydis notable for having been the parish of the Reverend Christopher Cook (1825–1927), who held the living between 1855 and 1925. He was alsoRectorof LlanfihangelPontymoilefrom 1851, a record 74 years, and served as acuratethere even before he was madeincumbent.[1]At the time of his death he was described in the local press asthe world's oldest clergyman,although this has not been authenticated.
He may have been the longest serving parish priest in Wales, and whilst he retired in 1916 he continued to serve for another nine years until declared incapacitated by the Provincial Court of theChurch in Wales.[2]
Mamhilad is close to business parks straddling the A4042 on the formerICI FibresandBritish Nylon Spinnerssite.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1925 OUP
- ^Evans, J.D.Parson Cook of Llanfihangel Pontymoile: Gwent Local History Society
- ^"Mamhilad".Mamhilad Park.Retrieved10 May2022.
External links
[edit]- Photo of the Star Inn
- Kelly's 1901 Directory of Monmouthshire on Mamhilad
- The ancient Yew trees of Mamhilad
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