Name | Llanfihangel nigh Usk |
Alt names | Llanvihangel nigh Usk | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Llanfihangel y Gofion | source: A Vision of Britain through Time | | Llanfihangel Nigh Usk | source: alternate spelling | | Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk | source: alternate spelling | | Llanvihangel Gobion | source: alternate spelling |
Type | Chapelry, Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 51.779°N 2.948°W |
Located in | Monmouthshire, Wales ( - 1974) |
Also located in | Gwent, Wales (1974 - 1996) | | Monmouthshire (principal area), Wales (1996 - ) |
See also | Abergavenny Hundred, Monmouthshire, Wales | hundred in which it was located | | Abergavenny Rural, Monmouthshire, Wales | rural district of which it was a part 1894-1935 | | Llanover Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales | civil parish into which it was absorbed in 1935 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
NOTE: "Llanfihangel nigh Usk" or "Llanvihangel nigh Usk" are both Welsh translations of the phrase: "the parish of St. Michael [and all Angels] near the River Usk". "Llanfihangel" and "Llanvihangel" are both commonly used and may be due to differences in dialects. "Gobion" or "Gofion" has not been found on maps but it may be the village within Llanfihangel nigh Usk.
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A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Llanfihangel nigh Usk from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "LLANVIHANGEL-NIGH-USK, a parish in Abergavenny [registration] district, Monmouth[shire]; on the river Usk, 2½ miles NNE of Nantyderry [railway] station, and 4½ miles SE of Abergavenny. Post town: Usk, under Newport, Monmouth. Acres: 385. Real property: £721. Population: 112. Houses: 24. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value: £123. Patrons: Sir S. Fludyer, Bart. The church is good."
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Llanvihangel Gobion (Welsh: Llanfihangel-y-gofion) is a village and rural parish of Monmouthshire, Wales. The village is located approximately 5 miles east of Abergavenny not far from the A40 road and situated on the B4598 Abergavenny to Usk road.
The location is very rural. The River Usk passes close by, crossed by the Grade II* listed Pant-y-Goitre Bridge.
The bridge was built around 1821 to carry the turnpike road between Abergavenny and Usk. It was designed and built by John Upton of Gloucester, who also built the nearby Llanellen Bridge.
Llanfihangel nigh Usk or Llanvihangel Gobion was absorbed into the civil parish of Llanover Fawr in 1935 in a move to reduce the number of parishes within Abergavenny Rural District.
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Categories: Monmouthshire, Wales | Llanfihangel nigh Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales | Abergavenny Hundred, Monmouthshire, Wales | Abergavenny Rural, Monmouthshire, Wales | Llanover Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales | Gwent, Wales | Monmouthshire (principal area), Wales
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