Penallt
| Penallt | |
| Monmouthshire | |
|---|---|
 The Inn at Penallt | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO521091 |
| Location: | 51°46’45"N, 2°41’40"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Monmouth |
| Postcode: | NP25 |
| Dialling code: | 01600 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Monmouthshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Monmouth |
Penallt is a village in Monmouthshire set high on a hill above Monmouth. It forms part of the Raglan Hundred. In the centre of the village, by the village green, is the 17th century village pub, the "Inn at Penallt", formerly called the Bush Inn.[1]
Description
Nearby, the Penallt Old Church Wood is a ten-acre nature reserve. This deciduous woodland forms a habitat for Pied Flycatchers, Nuthatch, Tree Pipits, Treecreepers and Sparrowhawks, as well as plants such as Wild Daffodils and Moschatel.
Penallt Old Church is about a mile north of the village. The main part of the building dates from the 15th or early 16th century, while the lower part of the tower may date from the 14th century.[2] The heavy oak door bears the date 1532. The church was restored in 1887. The churchyard cross has a base and lower shaft of 15th century date. The church dedication is unknown, though there is a local tradition that it was St James, the patron saint of pilgrims. Inside is the Royal coat of arms of Queen Anne dating from 1709.
The Argoed, a 17th-century mansion, lies to the south east of the village. It was once owned by the father of Beatrice Webb, the British socialist, economist and reformer. Robert Plant also owned it in the 1980s. George Bernard Shaw stayed with the Webb family and described Penallt as a "special place" Other residents of the village include Jeremy Cook the BBC's rural affairs correspondent and Television presenter Kate Humble. Walter Keeler is a renowned potter specialising in salt glaze pottery.
Gallery of the old Church
Penallt old church
Penallt old church
Penallt old church
The Lych Gate of the old church
Part of the graveyard
interior
interior, view up the aisle
carved inscription inside the church
the ancient parish chest which is hewn from a tree trunk
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Penallt
Old chapel
Pelham Hall
Building in the grounds of the Argoed
The war memorial
The Inn, formerly The Bush
References
- ↑ The Inn at Penallt, accessed 23 February 2012
- ↑ Penallt Old Church, at British Listed Buildings
- Alliance of Religions and Conservation (2006). "Penallt". The Cistercian Way. http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/place.asp?PlaceID=363. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
- Gwent Wildlife Trust (2006). "Reserves". Gwent Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2006-10-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20061027230246/http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/gwent/reserves.htm#Penallt. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
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