Llanhilleth
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Llanhilleth is a village
on the A467 road between Ebbw Vale
and Crumlin in Blaenau Gwent
, Wales
.
Two large mounds in the field behind the Carpenter’s Arms
are the remains of the medieval Llanhilleth castle
which originally had two large, stone-built towers.
Part of the Monmouthshire Canal ran through the parish; the Ebbw River
forms the western boundary of the parish
.
Nearby are the villages of Aberbeeg
and St Illtyd, the latter of which contains the parish church.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
on the A467 road between Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough...
and Crumlin in Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is the governing body for Blaenau Gwent, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.- Current composition :By-Election's:* A by-election was held to fill a vacancy in the Tredegar Central & West ward.LAB Hold...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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Two large mounds in the field behind the Carpenter’s Arms
Carpenter Arms
Carpenters Arms is a common British pub name.The Carpenters Arms are today an unrelated series of public houses informally referred to as "Pubs" within the United Kingdom. Historically the first such named "Carpenter Arms" was based on a forfeit Carpenter Coat of Arms patent and supported by the...
are the remains of the medieval Llanhilleth castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
which originally had two large, stone-built towers.
Part of the Monmouthshire Canal ran through the parish; the Ebbw River
Ebbw River
The Ebbw River is a river in South Wales.The main Ebbw River is formed by the confluence of the two minor Ebbw rivers, Ebbw Fach, and Ebbw Fawr ....
forms the western boundary of the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
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Nearby are the villages of Aberbeeg
Aberbeeg
The small village of Aberbeeg lies in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.Nearby are the villages of Llanhilleth and Six Bells, where the former colliery allowed the whole community to thrive as part of the South Wales coalfield...
and St Illtyd, the latter of which contains the parish church.