Oldcastle, Monmouthshire

Oldcastle, Monmouthshire

Oldcastle (Welsh: Yr Hencastell) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.

Location

Oldcastle is located six miles north of Abergavenny just off the A465 Abergavenny to Hereford road.

History and amenities

The village is on the River Monnow and very close to the Black Mountains, Wales and sits right next to the Wales-England border [1].

The village is associated with John Oldcastle of an old Herefordshire landowning family through the medieval period.

External links

Coordinates: 51°54′54″N 2°59′03″W / 51.91491°N 2.98422°W / 51.91491; -2.98422



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Oldcastle — is the name of several places in Britain and Ireland: Oldcastle, Cheshire, England Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland Oldcastle, Monmouthshire, in Wales Oldcastle, Ontario, a town in Canada Other Sir John Oldcastle, a supporter of the Lollards in… …   Wikipedia

  • Monmouthshire — For other uses, see Monmouthshire (disambiguation). County of Monmouthshire Sir Fynwy Geography Area Total  % Water …   Wikipedia

  • Pandy, Monmouthshire — is a hamlet (place) in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. Location Pandy is located five miles north of Abergavenny on the A465 road to Hereford immediately to the north of Llanfihangel Crucorney. The England Wales border is one… …   Wikipedia

  • North Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency) — Northern Monmouthshire Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1885 (1885)–1918 (1918) …   Wikipedia

  • List of places in Monmouthshire — This is a list of places in Monmouthshire, Wales, sorted alphabetically.compacttoc NOTOC AAbergavenny BBedwellty, Betws Newydd, Black Rock, Blaenawey, Bryngwyn, Buckholt, Botany BayCCatbrook, Caer Llan, Caerwent, Caldicot, Chapel Hill, Chepstow,… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Pwll Melyn — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Battle of Pwll Melyn caption= partof= Owain Glyndŵr s Revolt date=Spring 1405 place= Pwll Melyn, near Usk result=Decisive English Victory combatant1=Welsh combatant2=English commander1=Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr …   Wikipedia

  • United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

  • Ewyas — (Welsh: Ewias ) was a possible early Welsh kingdom which may have been formed around the time of the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century. The name was later used for a much smaller commote or administrative sub division, which… …   Wikipedia

  • Abergavenny (hundred) — infobox historic subdivision Name= Abergavenny HQ= Government= Origin= Status= hundred Start= 1542 End= Code= CodeName= Replace= Motto= Divisions= Divisions DivisionsNames= Higher and Lower Divisions Abergavenny within Monmouthshire Arms= Civic=… …   Wikipedia

  • Chester — For the larger local government district, see Cheshire West and Chester. For other uses, see Chester (disambiguation). Coordinates: 53°11′33″N 2°53′30″W / 53.192 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”