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{{Infobox town
[[Category:Towns and villages in Monmouthshire]]
|name= Henllys
|county=Monmouthshire
|picture=Henllys St Peter's Churchyard Cross.JPG
|picture caption=Remains of mediæval preaching cross
|latitude= 51.638942
|longitude= -3.04175
|LG district=Torfaen
|constituency=Torfaen
|post town=Cwmbran
|postcode= NP44
|dialling code =01633
|os grid ref= ST2677193647
|population=2,698
}}
'''Henllys''' is an ancient parish in [[Monmouthshire]], the northern part of which has become a suburb of the new town of [[Cwmbran]]. It has a population of 2,698. The name means 'ancient court' with ''hen'' 'ancient' and ''llys'' 'court'. The name may refer to the former administrative court of the lordship of [[Machen]].<ref>http://www.ccgc.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscapes-and-sites/sssis/sssi-sites/henllys-bog.aspx</ref>.
 
The parish church, dedicated to St Peter, is located in the rural south of the parish, a mile and a half from the built-up area of Cwmbran and a full two and a quarter miles from the village hall.
 
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Revision as of 18:18, 7 January 2016

Henllys
Monmouthshire

Remains of mediæval preaching cross
Location
Grid reference: ST2677193647
Location: 51°38’20"N, 3°2’30"W
Data
Population: 2,698
Post town: Cwmbran
Postcode: NP44
Dialling code: 01633
Local Government
Council: Torfaen
Parliamentary
constituency:
Torfaen

Henllys is an ancient parish in Monmouthshire, the northern part of which has become a suburb of the new town of Cwmbran. It has a population of 2,698. The name means 'ancient court' with hen 'ancient' and llys 'court'. The name may refer to the former administrative court of the lordship of Machen.[1].

The parish church, dedicated to St Peter, is located in the rural south of the parish, a mile and a half from the built-up area of Cwmbran and a full two and a quarter miles from the village hall.

References

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