Llanelly

Not to be confused with Llanelli in Carmarthenshire.

Llanelly (Welsh: Llanelli) is the name of both a parish and community in Monmouthshire principal area, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, south-east Wales. It roughly covers the area of the Clydach Gorge. The population of both the civil parish and electoral ward at the 2011 census was 3,899.^[1]

Location

The parish is situated on a hillside above the Clydach Gorge, west of Abergavenny, east of Brynmawr and south of Crickhowell. The church is dedicated to St. Elli.

Settlements

Llanelly Hill, Blackrock, Clydach, Maesygwartha and Gilwern are the main settlements within the parish.

Llannelly Hill occupies the northwest hilltop of the Clydach Gorge. It developed as a result of coal mining and limestone quarrying for the nearby ironwworks including Clydach ironworks and Ebbw Vale ironworks.

Blackrock and Clydach North (also referred to as Cheltenham) both built up along the turnpike road that ran on the north side of the river between Govilon and Merthyr Tydfil.

Clydach South developed on the south side of the river above the ironworks climbing the northwest slopes towards Llanelly Hill.

Gilwern is located at the mouth of the River Clydach where it meets the river Usk.

Maesygwartha lies between Clydach and Gilwern along one of the many tramroads in the gorge.

History

The parish is part of the principal area of Monmouthshire, but before local government reorganisation in 1996, it was in the district of Blaenau Gwent, but the electors overwhelmingly voted to be transferred out.

The Brecon Beacons National Park encompasses the parish and the surrounding area.

People from Llanelly

Dr Alfred Daniell FRSE (1853-1937) physicist^[2]

References

External links

grid reference SO232148

Monmouthshire

Principal settlements	Abergavenny Caldicot Chepstow Monmouth Usk

Towns and villages	Bedwellty Betws Newydd Black Rock Blaenawey Bryngwyn Buckholt Botany Bay Catbrook Caer Llan Caerwent Chapel Hill Clydach Coed Morgan Coed-y-paen Crick Croes y pant Croes Hywel Cross Ash Crossway Cwmcarvan Cwmyoy Devauden Dingestow Dixton Earlswood Gaerllwyd Gilwern Glascoed Goetre Govilon Great Oak Grosmont Gwehelog Gwernesney Highmoor Hill Hoaldalbert Itton Kemeys Commander Kilgwrrwg Common Kingcoed Little Mill Llanarth Llanbadoc Llancayo Llanddewi Rhydderch Llandewi Skirrid Llandegveth Llandenny Llandevenny Llandogo Llanellen Llanelly Llanfair Kilgeddin Llanfihangel Rogiet Llanfihangel Crucorney Llanfoist Llangattock-Lingoed Llangattock-Vibon-Avel Llangovan Llangua Llangwm-isaf Llangybi Llanhennock Llanishen Llanllowell Llanover Llansoy Llanthony Llantilio Crossenny Llantilio Pertholey Llantrisant Llanvair-Discoed Llanvapley Llanvetherine Llanwenarth Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern Llanvihangel Gobion Magor Mamhilad Mardy Maryland Mathern Maypole Mitchel Troy Mitcheltroy Common Monkswood Mounton Mynydd-bach Mynyddislwyn Nant-y-derry New Inn New Mills Newbridge-on-Usk Newcastle Newchurch Oldcastle Pandy Parkhouse Pen-croes-oped Pen-how Pen-yr-hoel Pen-y-cae-mawr Pen-y-clawdd Pen-twyn Penallt Penpergwm Penperlleni Penrhos Portskewett Pwllmeyric Raglan Redbrook Redwick Rockfield Rogiet Shirenewton Skenfrith St Arvans St Brides Netherwent St. Maughans Sudbrook The Bryn Tintern Tredunnock Tregagle Tregare Trelleck Grange Trelleck Twyn-y-Sheriff The Narth Undy Upper Green Wernyrheolydd Whitebrook Whitson Wilcrick Wolvesnewton Wonastow Wyesham

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Coordinates: 51°49′35″N 3°06′57″W / 51.82652°N 3.11579°W / 51.82652; -3.11579

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