Gwehelog
Appearance
Gwehelog
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Location within Monmouthshire | |
Population | 493 (2011)[1] |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | USK |
Postcode district | NP15 |
Dialling code | 01291 |
Police | Gwent |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Gwehelog is a village settlement in the community of Llanarth, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.
Location
[edit]Gwehelog is located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the village of Raglan and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town of Usk in very rural Monmouthshire.[2]
History and amenities
[edit]There is a Methodist chapel nearby. It was built in 1822, in a Gothic vernacular style. It was modified in 1902. The minister is Rev Ruth Lownsbrough.[3][4]
A local pub and restaurant is the Hall Inn.[5][6]
In May 2020 a man died, another was seriously injured, and a woman sustained leg injuries after an attack by a water buffalo kept at a farm near Gwehelog. The animal was later destroyed.[7]
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Methodist Chapel
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Hall Inn
References
[edit]- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Geograph:: Gwehelog, Monmouthshire (C) Peter Wasp". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Gwehelog Methodist Church" (PDF). caldicotmethodists.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Methodist Chapel (10686)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Geograph:: The Hall Inn, plus telephone box (C) Ruth Sharville". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "The Hall Inn Gwehelog Usk, Monmouthshire". www.thehallinn.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Water buffalo fatal attack victim named". 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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