Goytre (/ˈɡɔɪtrə/; Welsh: Goetre) is a village in the community of Goetre Fawr in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.
| Goytre | |
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 Goytre Village Hall & Social Club | |
  Goytre Location within Monmouthshire | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | USK |
| Postcode district | NP |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
The population of the whole of Goetre Fawr, including Goytre, taken at the 2011 census was 2,393.[1]
Location
editGoytre is located five miles south of Abergavenny and four miles north of Pontypool, Torfaen.
Etymology
editThe word Goytre derives from the Welsh word for settlement/town in the woods.[2]
History and amenities
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Goytre has a canal wharf [1] and visitor centre [2] on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal [3], complete with interactive sculptures [4]. The Llanover private estate, once presided over by Lady Llanover owns the surrounding land.
References
edit- ^ "Civil parish and ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Goytre and Penperleni Villages (424477)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goetre.
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Goetre and surrounding area
- Genuki info on Goetre
- images & interactive map of mile markers seen along the Monmouth & Brecon canal
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