Llanfihangel Crucorney

Llanvihangel Crucorney ( _cy. Llanfihangel Crucornau) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales in the United Kingdom.

Location

The village is located five miles north of Abergavenny and eighteen miles south of Hereford, England on the A465 road.

Amenities

Llanvihangel Crucorney is a small village with a pub, The Skirrid Mountain Inn which claims to be the oldest inn or hostelry in Wales, dating from at least 1110, a parish church, namely St. Michael and All Angels [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/216737] , a primary school and a mixture of housing types ranging from Llanvihangel Court, a Tudor period country mansion to recently built executive-style homes.

Setting

The village is set in a rural landscape with mountains to the east and west, namely the Skirrid and the Black Mountains, Wales, part of the Brecon Beacons National Park and the Vale of Ewyas and Llanthony Priory are nearby. The area is farmed with a mix of sheep and dairy cattle grazing and pasture and arable crops.

External links

* [http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/village/Llanvihangel%20Crucorney-Monmouthshire Aerial photo, map and basic info from UK Villages]
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyalbum/krucorny.htm Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901]
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