Welsh Bicknor

Welsh Bicknor
  • Welsh: Llangystennin Garth Brenni
Welsh Bicknor Church
Welsh Bicknor is located in Herefordshire
Welsh Bicknor
Welsh Bicknor
Location within Herefordshire
OS grid referenceSO595175
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRoss-On-Wye
Postcode districtHR9
Dialling code01594
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
51°51′18″N 2°35′19″W / 51.855064°N 2.588711°W / 51.855064; -2.588711

Welsh Bicknor (Welsh: Llangystennin Garth Brenni[1]) is an area in the far south of the English county of Herefordshire. Despite its name, it is not now in Wales, but it was historically a detached parish (exclave) of the county of Monmouthshire. It lies within a loop of the River Wye and covers 8,502 acres (13.3 sq mi).[2]

As its name suggests, Welsh Bicknor has close ties with Wales, having been a detached parish of Monmouthshire, although adjacent to English Bicknor and Lydbrook, which are part of Gloucestershire.

  1. ^ "CC0980e Gwefan Cymru-Catalonia: Euas ac Ergyn - Cymru yn Sir Henffordd / Ewyas and Archenfield - Wales in Herefordshire". www.kimkat.org. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Welsh Bicknor, Herefordshire". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 28 May 2019.