Llantilio Pertholey

Llantilio Pertholey
Welsh: Llandeilo Bertholau

Church of St. Teilo, Llantilio Pertholey
Llantilio Pertholey
 Llantilio Pertholey shown within Monmouthshire
Population 3,906 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO312164
Principal areaMonmouthshire
Ceremonial countyGwent
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ABERGAVENNY
Postcode district NP7
Dialling code 01600
Police Gwent
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentMonmouth
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire

Coordinates: 51°50′29″N 3°00′02″W / 51.841439°N 3.000684°W / 51.841439; -3.000684

Llantilio Pertholey (Welsh: Llandeilo Bertholau) is a community (parish) and small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north-east of the market town of Abergavenny, just off the A465 road to Hereford. The parish covers a large area beneath the Skirrid, an outlier of the Black Mountains; much of the parish lies within the easternmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Governance

The village falls in the 'Mardy' electoral ward. This ward stretches to the east. The total population taken at the 2011 census was 1,469.[2]

History and amenities

The 13th century medieval Church of St Teilo is named after a 6th-century Bishop of Llandaff who was canonised for his good works. The church is a fine example of a rural Welsh church with three chantry chapels dating from about 1350.

The hamlet also had a primary school, which moved to the nearby Mardy district of Abergavenny in 1991. A popular pub, The Mitre, opposite the church closed some years ago.

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