Coed-y-paen is a village in South Wales, situated at the south-eastern end of Llandegfedd Reservoir, 2.5 miles (4 km) north-west of Llangybi.[1] HM Prison Prescoed, a Category D prison, is located nearby.[2]

Coed-y-paen
Christchurch
Coed-y-paen is located in Monmouthshire
Coed-y-paen
Coed-y-paen
Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid referenceST 33480 98677
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPONTYPOOL
Postcode districtNP4
Dialling code01291
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°40′58″N 2°57′49″W / 51.6829°N 2.9635°W / 51.6829; -2.9635

The village has one public house, the Carpenters Arms.[3]

Christchurch

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The village church, Christchurch, was designed in 1848 by architect Sir Matthew Digby-Wyatt.[4]

The church was built as a chapel of ease to the parish church of Llangybi. It was conveyed to the Church in Wales in 1861. A fine Victorian church of the Early English style, it comprises a nave and chancel and a western tower of three floors. It has a single bell.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Bartholomew, John George (1904). The survey gazetteer of the British Isles, topographical, statistical, and commercial. G. Newnes Ltd. p. 176. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Usk/Prescoed (Prescoed) Prison information". justice.gov.uk. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ^ "About Carpenters Arms Pontypool". thecarpenterscoedypaen.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Christchurch Coed-y-Paen". uskgroupofparishes.org.uk. Usk Group of Parishes. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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