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St Maughans

Coordinates: 51°51′00″N 2°47′02″W / 51.84988°N 2.78391°W / 51.84988; -2.78391
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St Maughans Church

St Maughans (Welsh: Llanfocha) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.

Location

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St Maughans is located three miles north west of Monmouth.

History and amenities

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In around 860, Britcon and Iliuc gave Lann Mocha (St Maughans) to Archbishop Dyfrig with the consent of King Meurig ab Arthfael.[1]

St Maughans is close to the River Monnow and the border with England. The parish contains the Hilston Park.

The village has a church dedicated to Saint Maughan, which dates from the 12th or 13th century and has a distinctive local dovecote belfry. The church was much restored by the architect J. P. Seddon in 1865/6.[2]

The village has given its name to the St Maughans Formation, the lowest Devonian rocks of the Old Red Sandstone.

References

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  1. ^ Davies, Wendy (1978). An Early Welsh Microcosm: Studies in the Llandaff Charters. London, UK: Royal Historical Society. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-901050-33-5.
  2. ^ Church of St Maughan, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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51°51′00″N 2°47′02″W / 51.84988°N 2.78391°W / 51.84988; -2.78391