Llangovan

Llangovan (Welsh: Llangofan) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Monmouth.

Llangovan Welsh: Llangofan
Llangovan Church
Llangovan Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid reference	SO457057
Principal area	Monmouthshire
Preserved county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MONMOUTH
Postcode district	NP25
Dialling code	01600
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Monmouth
List of places UK Wales Monmouthshire 51.745323°N 2.788113°W / 51.745323; -2.788113

History and amenities

Llangovan is close to Monmouth, the county town and is set in a rural area of rolling hills beneath the Trellech ridge. The Church of St Govan is a Grade II* Listed Building.^[1] It is now closed and has a colony of bats.^[2][3] The churchyard contains an ornate medieval stone cross^[4] which is a Grade II listed building and a Scheduled monument.^[5][6]

At Llanwinney are the remains of a chapel which bears the inscription "Bethel Chapel Erected in 1841".^[7] Nearby Court St. Lawrence, once home of Sir Geoffrey David Inkin, the High Sheriff of Gwent, is also a Grade II listed building.^[8] In 2007 Penyclawdd and Llangovan Village Hall was completely refurbished.^[9]

Notable people

• Sawnder Sion, 16th century poet