Itton

infobox UK place
country = Wales
welsh_name= Llanddinol
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static_image_caption=Itton
constituency_welsh_assembly=
latitude= 51.652391
longitude= -2.732212
official_name= Itton
unitary_wales= Monmouthshire
lieutenancy_wales= Gwent
constituency_westminster= Monmouth
post_town= CHEPSTOW
postcode_district = NP16
postcode_area= NP
dial_code= 01291
population= 213
os_grid_reference= ST493951

Itton ( _cy. Llanddinol), is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, about 3 miles north-west of Chepstow. The village covers about a 2 mile radius, with about 70 properties across a rural area. The parish also includes the hamlet of Howick.

The church and Itton Court, the manor house, are located about 1 mile from the main housing development at Itton Common on the B4293 road between Chepstow and Devauden. The woodland between Itton and Devauden is Chepstow Park Wood.

History

The Welsh name for the village derives from the dedication of the parish church to St. Deiniol, a 6th century bishop. The English name first appears in records in the 13th century, as "Edyton", "Hedyngton" or "Edeton".Sir Joseph Bradney, "A History of Monmouthshire, vol.4 part 2", 1932]

The parish church building itself dates in part from the 14th century, although it was mostly rebuilt in 1869. The church stands beside Itton Court, originally a mediaeval fortalice of the Lords of Striguil or Chepstow. [ [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/285696 Geograph photo of Itton Court] ] The fortified manor house was later extended. The eastern front was built for the house's owner, John Jeffries, in the early 18th century. In 1749 the house was bought by John Curre, whose family extended it and rebuilt parts, particularly in the late 19th century.

The Curre Hunt

The Curre Hunt was started in 1896 by Sir Edward Curre of Itton Court. He began by buying hounds from the old Chepstow Hunt, and building hunt kennels at Itton. The Curre country covers some 200 square miles between Chepstow and Usk and is bordered on the south by the Severn Estuary with the River Wye to the east.

The Curre Hunt was well known nationallyfact|date=January 2008 for their 'All White Pack'. All the foxhounds were bred to be white, although following the fairly recent amalgamation of the Curre and Llangibby hunts this characteristic has largely faded out; many of the dogs are still white but there are some coloured beagle-like dogs too.

Nearby places

:Chepstow - 3 miles away from the Common:Monmouth - 12 miles away from the Common:Howick - nearby settlement 1 mile away from the common:Bristol - 20 miles across the Severn Bridge:Devauden - local village - 1.5 miles away:Shirenewton -local village - 2 miles away

References

External links

* [http://www.ittonvillage.org.uk More information]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/Itton/index.html Genuki info on Itton]
* [http://www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/Monmouthshire/Itton/IttonStDeiniol2004.htm St. Deiniol's church]
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyalbum/kitton.htm Kelly's 1901 Directory of Monmouthshire on Itton]
*http://www.ittonvillage.org.uk/index.html