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{{infobox town
|county=Monmouthshire
|welsh=Llanfihangel Llantarnam
|latitude=  51.63599
|longitude=  -3.00563
|LG district=Torfaen
|constituency=Torfaen
|post town=Cwmbran
|postcode=NP44
|dialling code=01633
|os grid ref=ST305935
|population=4,125
|census year=2011<ref name=keystats>{{cite web
| url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125981&c=llantarnam&d=16&e=62&g=6496392&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1385588829630&enc=1
| title = 2011 Census:Key Statistics:Key Figures for Llantarnam (Parish)
| publisher = Office for National Statistics
| accessdate=27 Nov 2013
}}</ref>
|picture=The Greenhouse, Llantarnam - geograph.org.uk - 1639590.jpg
|picture caption = The Greenhouse
}}
'''Llantarnam''' is a parish which forms a suburb of [[Cwmbran]], [[Monmouthshire]]
 
The parish is home to [[Llantarnam Abbey]], a Cistercian abbey founded in 1179 as a daughter house of [[Strata Florida Abbey]]. The remains of that abbey are incorporated into the present buildings housing the Sisters of Saint Joseph. The parish church is St Michael's.
 
Llantarnam Hall at the extreme south of the parish, adjacent to the border with [[Malpas, Monmouthshire|Malpas]] in [[Newport, Monmouthshire|Newport]] is home to the independent Rougemont School.
 
==Notable people==
*David Lewis (martyr)
*Thomas Morgan (of Llantarnam)
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 13 March 2016

Llantarnam
Welsh: Llanfihangel Llantarnam
Monmouthshire

The Greenhouse
Location
Grid reference: ST305935
Location: 51°38’10"N, 3°0’20"W
Data
Population: 4,125  (2011[1])
Post town: Cwmbran
Postcode: NP44
Dialling code: 01633
Local Government
Council: Torfaen
Parliamentary
constituency:
Torfaen

Llantarnam is a parish which forms a suburb of Cwmbran, Monmouthshire

The parish is home to Llantarnam Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded in 1179 as a daughter house of Strata Florida Abbey. The remains of that abbey are incorporated into the present buildings housing the Sisters of Saint Joseph. The parish church is St Michael's.

Llantarnam Hall at the extreme south of the parish, adjacent to the border with Malpas in Newport is home to the independent Rougemont School.

Notable people

  • David Lewis (martyr)
  • Thomas Morgan (of Llantarnam)

References

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