Glascoed

Glascoed

Glascoed is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.

Location

Glascoed is located three miles east of Pontypool and three miles west of Usk.

History & Amenities

Glascoed is mostly associated with the Royal Ordnance Factory nearby at ROF Glascoed. Llandegveth Reservoir is nearby.

External links

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3034773 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Glacoed and surrounding area]
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyalbum/kusk.htm Kelly's 1901 Directory of Monmouthshire on Usk and Glascoed etc]

* [http://glascoed.com Project tracing life in Glascoed in times past - people and places - initially focussing on the 19th century]


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