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Llanthony Abbey, ruin, Cwmyoy par., Monmouthshire, on river Honddu, 9½ miles N. of Abergavenny; P.O., called Llanthony; was built 1108-15, and presents extensive and interesting remains. Llanthony Abbey forms a curacy, the statistics being included in Cwmyoy par. The name Llanthony is a corruption of Llanddewi-Nant-Honddu.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ruin" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
| Administrative units: | Cwmyoy Parish Monmouthshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | LLANTHONY | LLANTHONY ABBEY |
| Place: | Llanthony |
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