- Llanarth, Monmouthshire
Llanarth is a privately owned estate
village within a conservation area in the Welsh county ofMonmouthshire roughly halfway betweenAbergavenny andRaglan, Monmouthshire .Rural Location
The village is surrounded by farmland and forestry which is managed by the Trustees of Llanarth Estate. Within the estate's forestry and land holdings are designated riding bridleways and routes that any
horseback rider may use for a nominal fee.Facilities
Within Llanarth there is a village hall and sports club with a well-equipped
cricket and football pitch, a sports pavilion and a children's play area. Llanarth has Roman Catholic and Anglican churches [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/107354] . Primary education is available in Raglan, about three miles away, and secondary education is available inAbergavenny orMonmouth .Llanarth Court Hospital [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/107351] is also in the vicinity of Llanarth village. It was once used as a private country house [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/490428] of a branch of the Herbert family and home to
Ivor Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen , then a fee paying private Boy's School and finally now used as a specialised assessment and treatment service for mentally disordered men and women who present with a variety of challenging behaviours.
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