Coed-y-paen
Coed-y-paen is a village in South Wales, situated at the south-eastern end of Llandegfedd Reservoir, 2.5 miles (4 km) north-west of Llangybi. HM Prison Prescoed, a Category D prison, is located nearby.
The village has one public house, the Carpenters Arms.
Christchurch
The village church, Christchurch, was designed in 1848 by architect Sir Matthew Digby-Wyatt.
The church was built as a chapel of ease to the parish church of Llangybi. It was conveyed to the Church in Wales in 1861. A fine Victorian church of the Early English style, it comprises a nave and chancel and a western tower of three floors. It has a single bell.
References
- ^ Bartholomew, John George (1904). The survey gazetteer of the British Isles, topographical, statistical, and commercial. G. Newnes Ltd. p. 176. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Usk/Prescoed (Prescoed) Prison information". justice.gov.uk. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "About Carpenters Arms Pontypool". thecarpenterscoedypaen.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Christchurch Coed-y-Paen". uskgroupofparishes.org.uk. Usk Group of Parishes. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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