Goytre (Monmouthshire)

Goytre (Welsh: Goetre) is a village in the community of Goetre Fawr in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.

Goytre Village Hall & Social Club

The population of the whole of Goetre Fawr, including Goytre, taken at the 2011 census was 2,393.[1]

Location

Goytre is located five miles south of Abergavenny and four miles north of Pontypool, Torfaen.

Etymology

The word Goytre derives from the Welsh word for settlement/town in the woods.[2]

History and amenities

Goytre Wharf

Goytre has a canal wharf and visitor centre on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal , complete with interactive sculptures . The Llanover private estate, once presided over by Lady Llanover owns the surrounding land.

References

  1. "Civil parish and ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "Goytre and Penperleni Villages". Coflein. Retrieved 6 October 2020.


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