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Population
  
731 (2011)

Principal area
  
Sovereign state
  
Local time
  
Thursday 11:51 AM

Ceremonial county
  
UK parliament constituency
  
OS grid reference
  
SO398147

Country
  
Wales

Postcode district
  
NP7

Dialling code
  
01873

Post town
  
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Weather
  
9°C, Wind NE at 26 km/h, 80% Humidity

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Llantilio Crossenny (Welsh: Llandeilo Gresynni) is a small village and much larger community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is situated between the two towns of Abergavenny and Monmouth on the B4233 road.

Contents

Map of Llantilio Crossenny, UK

History

In January 2015 metal detectorists unearthed axe and spear heads, thought to be around 3,000 years old, in a field near the village. The items are thought to date back to Ewart Park phase of the late Bronze Age, about 1000-800 BC. Principal Curator of Prehistory at National Museum Wales, Adam Gwilt, said: "Many whole and still usable bronze objects were carefully buried in the ground at this particular time and archaeologists now think that these may have been gifts to the gods and ancestors, buried during ritual ceremonies. It is curious that this place in the landscape was chosen for the burial of two hoards of the same date and very close to each other."

The site of the village, or at least the locality, is associated with a battle between a Dark Ages King of the Welsh Kingdom of Gwent, Ynyr, and the incoming Saxons. The village is also associated with the incoming Normans in Wales who built many castles in this border area of the Welsh Marches and with Dafydd Gam, a local warrior and Welsh ally of King Henry V. A Free Grammar School was founded in the village, on 10 August 1654, by James Powell, Gentleman of Cymmerau. In 1924 a history of the grammar school was published by local historian Sir Joseph Bradney.

Amenities

The village is known for its annual Festival of Music and Drama held every summer. The Church of St Teilo, dates from the 13th century and is best described as a 'baby cathedral' due to its large size and tall pointed spire. It contains a Green Man figure above an aisle.

White Castle is a fine example of the medieval castle-builders art which stands on the hill overlooking the village. The Three Castles Walk passes close by.

Festival

Llantilio Crossenny holds an annual festival of music and drama, which was co-founded in the 1960s by Welsh composer Mansel Thomas.

Governance

An electoral Ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Llangattock-Vibon-Avel. The total population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,755.

Llantilio Crossenny community (parish) elects a Community Council of nine members.

Notable residents

  • Sir Henry Jackson, 2nd Baronet (1831–1881) Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry from 1867–1868 and 1874–1881, and a Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire who lived at Llantilio Court from 1873 until his death in 1881. His son, Sir Henry Mather-Jackson, 3rd Baronet, bought the lordship of the manor of Llantilio Crossenny and the ruins of the White Castle from the 9th Duke of Beaufort in May 1902.
  • References

    Llantilio Crossenny Wikipedia


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