Llangattock, Powys

"Llangattock" redirects here. For other uses, see Llangattock (disambiguation).

The village and church from the canal, with Crickhowell beyond.

Llangattock (Welsh: Llangatwg) is a village, community and electoral ward in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It lies in the Usk Valley just across the river from the town of Crickhowell. The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal passes through the village en route between Brecon and Pontypool.[1] It is in the historic county of Breconshire.

According to the 2011 UK census the population of the community was 999,[2] with the village itself having a population of around 660.[3]

Llangattock elects a community council of ten members who, amongst other things, are responsible for the running of Llangattock cemetery.[4] Llangattock electoral ward also elects one county councillor to Powys County Council.

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey Explorer map sheet OL13 'Brecon Beacons National Park: eastern area'
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Llangattock Parish (1170221592)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
  4. ^ "Gravestone 'libel' blocked". BBC News. 7 January 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2018.