Catbrook (Welsh: Catffrwd) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.[1] The population in 2011 was 412.[2]
Catbrook | |
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Old Catbrook schoolhouse | |
Location within Monmouthshire | |
OS grid reference | SO511027 |
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 | |
Location
editCatbrook is 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Monmouth and 1 mile (1.6 km) north west of Tintern. It is in the community of Trellech United, just under two miles south of Trellech village.
History and amenities
editCatbrook is set high above Tintern Abbey and the Wye Valley AONB and overlooks the Forest of Dean across the river in Gloucestershire.
The Spice Girls' Melanie Chisholm moved to Catbrook in 2004.[3]
Catbrook & District Memorial Hall was originally an American World War I military hospital in London. The timber-framed building was transported to Catbrook and rebuilt. The building is still maintained by volunteers.[4]
References
edit- ^ The Catbrook website, Retrieved 3 January 2016
- ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Mel C makes a home in Wales". WalesOnline. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Village Hall History". catbrook.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
External links
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