Llanrothal

Llanrothal
View of the remote church of
St John the Baptist's
Llanrothal is located in Herefordshire
Llanrothal
Llanrothal
Location within Herefordshire
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Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMonmouth
Postcode districtNP25
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51°51′45″N 2°45′50″W / 51.862599°N 2.763799°W / 51.862599; -2.763799

Llanrothal is a small village and historical parish in Herefordshire, England in the Monnow Valley, on the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. The River Monnow flows near here along the border.[1] The village is located 5 miles (8 km) by road northwest of Monmouth.[2] It contains a 12th-century church, St John the Baptist's which stands in a remote position close to the England–Wales border overlooking the river.[3]

Llanrothal Court, in the village, is an early 14th-century hall house,[4] with cross-wings added in the 15th or 16th century and further additions from the 17th, 19th and 20th centuries.[5] It is a Grade II listed building.[5]

Another historically important building in the village is The Cwm.[6] Originally a shooting box, and subsequently a farmhouse, it is also Grade II listed, together with the terrace in front of the house, and the retaining wall to the side, which contains rare bee boles.[7] The present building, dating from about the 1830s, is on the site and incorporates part of a demolished 17th-century house that was a Jesuit province and college.[7]

The name Llanrothal may possibly derive from the Welsh "Ridol's church", perhaps after Saint Ruald/Roald or the personal name Hrodwald.[8]

  1. ^ Jack, G. H. (1903). Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club. Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, Hereford, England.
  2. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  3. ^ Church of St John the Baptist, Llanrothal, Herefordshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 29 March 2011
  4. ^ Pevsner, p. 240
  5. ^ a b Historic England. "Llanrothal Court (Grade II) (1301988)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ Morgannwg. Glamorgan History Society. 1985. p. 16.
  7. ^ a b Historic England. "The Cwm, Front Terrace and Retaining Wall to South-West (Grade II) (1301984)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.