Human settlement in Wales
Pen-y-cae-mawr | |
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The Methodist Chapel | |
Pen-y-cae-mawrLocation within Monmouthshire | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Usk |
Postcode district | NP15 |
Dialling code | 01633 Llanwern and Penhow exchanges |
Police | Gwent |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Pen-y-cae-mawr is a small hamlet above the Wentwood Forest in Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Llantrisant.
There are two farms, Cas-Troggy and Penyrheo, and a Methodist chapel on the main road. The chapel recently celebrated its 121st anniversary. Services are held on the second and fourth Sunday of the month at 3.00pm. There are also the remnants of a Baptist Chapel, known as "Pen Y Well". Gravestones in the churchyard date from the 18th century.
References
- Roger (10 November 2013). "Penycaemawr Chapel - Caldicot Methodist Church". Caldicotmethodists.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- "The Churches of Britain and Ireland - Monmouthshire". Churches-uk-ireland.org. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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