Llantarnam
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| 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
- ↑ "2011 Census:Key Statistics:Key Figures for Llantarnam (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. 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. Retrieved 27 Nov 2013.
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