Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Llanthony Abbey

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))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "ruin"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Cwmyoy AP/CP       Monmouthshire AncC
Place names: LLANTHONY     |     LLANTHONY ABBEY
Place: Llanthony

Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.