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− | '''Mitchel Troy''' is a village and parish in [[Monmouthshire]]. It is located | + | '''Mitchel Troy''' is a village and parish in [[Monmouthshire]]. It is located three miles south-west of the county town of [[Monmouth]], just off the A40 road leading towards [[Raglan]]. |
==History and amenities== | ==History and amenities== | ||
− | The name of the parish derives from the name of the river, the [[River Trothy|Trothy]]. The addition "Mitchel" is thought not to derive from the church's dedication to St | + | The name of the parish derives from the name of the river, the [[River Trothy|Trothy]]. The addition "Mitchel" is thought not to derive from the church's dedication to St Michael, but rather as a variant of the word "much" or "mickle", as also found at [[Mitcheldean]] in [[Gloucestershire]], and used to differentiate the village from the nearby manor of Troy Parva.<ref name=bradney>Sir Joseph Bradney, ''A History of Monmouthshire, vol.2 part 2'', 1913</ref> |
− | ===Church of St | + | ===Church of St Michael=== |
− | The parish church of St | + | The parish church of St Michael is built mainly in the Decorated style of about the 13th century; a 19th-century inscription claims it was built in 1208. The cleric and writer Adam of Usk was the rector in 1382-85. The church was thoroughly restored in 1870.<ref name=bradney/><ref name=Newman>John Newman, ''The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire'', 2000, ISBN 0-14-071053-1</ref> |
===Troy House=== | ===Troy House=== | ||
− | Troy House, about 1½ miles north east of the church, was largely rebuilt after about 1680, on the site of an earlier building, for the Duke of Beaufort, after the family seat at [[Raglan Castle]] had fallen into ruin.<ref name=bradney/><ref name=Newman/> The house remained in the Somerset family until it was sold in 1901, after which it became a convent school and later, from 1935, an approved school. In 2008, proposals have been made for its conversion into residential apartments.<ref>[http://www.monmouth-today.co.uk/tn/News.cfm?id=29143&headline=New%20lease%20of%20life%20for%20Troy%20House? Monmouthshire Beacon, New lease of life for Troy House?, 29 December 2008]</ref> | + | Troy House, about 1½ miles north-east of the church, was largely rebuilt after about 1680, on the site of an earlier building, for the Duke of Beaufort, after the family seat at [[Raglan Castle]] had fallen into ruin.<ref name=bradney/><ref name=Newman/> The house remained in the Somerset family until it was sold in 1901, after which it became a convent school and later, from 1935, an approved school. In 2008, proposals have been made for its conversion into residential apartments.<ref>[http://www.monmouth-today.co.uk/tn/News.cfm?id=29143&headline=New%20lease%20of%20life%20for%20Troy%20House? Monmouthshire Beacon, New lease of life for Troy House?, 29 December 2008]</ref> |
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 15:48, 7 January 2016
Mitchel Troy Welsh: Llanfihangel Troddi | |
Monmouthshire | |
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St Michael and All Angels church | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | SO493103 |
Location: | 51°47’21"N, 2°44’11"W |
Data | |
Population: | 481 |
Post town: | Monmouth |
Postcode: | NP25 |
Dialling code: | 01600 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Monmouthshire |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Monmouth |
Mitchel Troy is a village and parish in Monmouthshire. It is located three miles south-west of the county town of Monmouth, just off the A40 road leading towards Raglan.
Contents
History and amenities
The name of the parish derives from the name of the river, the Trothy. The addition "Mitchel" is thought not to derive from the church's dedication to St Michael, but rather as a variant of the word "much" or "mickle", as also found at Mitcheldean in Gloucestershire, and used to differentiate the village from the nearby manor of Troy Parva.[1]
Church of St Michael
The parish church of St Michael is built mainly in the Decorated style of about the 13th century; a 19th-century inscription claims it was built in 1208. The cleric and writer Adam of Usk was the rector in 1382-85. The church was thoroughly restored in 1870.[1][2]
Troy House
Troy House, about 1½ miles north-east of the church, was largely rebuilt after about 1680, on the site of an earlier building, for the Duke of Beaufort, after the family seat at Raglan Castle had fallen into ruin.[1][2] The house remained in the Somerset family until it was sold in 1901, after which it became a convent school and later, from 1935, an approved school. In 2008, proposals have been made for its conversion into residential apartments.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sir Joseph Bradney, A History of Monmouthshire, vol.2 part 2, 1913
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, 2000, ISBN 0-14-071053-1
- ↑ Monmouthshire Beacon, New lease of life for Troy House?, 29 December 2008
Outside links
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Mitchel Troy) |