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Llangybi, Monmouthshire

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555: 56: 38: 63: 467:, the church was temporarily closed in 2015, after major problems were discovered with water penetrating its walls. Professional inspections revealed that the ceiling was at risk and several rare 15th and 17th century paintings were in danger of falling off the walls from hidden damp. The estimated cost of renovation work was put at 225: 624:
On 17 July 1878 Spanish sailor Josef Garcia murdered the Llangybi family of William Watkins, his wife Elizabeth (who was seven months pregnant) and their three youngest children: Charlotte aged 8 years, Alice aged 5 years and Frederick aged 4 years. Garcia was put on trial at Gloucester, convicted,
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It records that the local duke, Edelig threatened to evict them from his land, but as he approached them he fell from his horse, which died, and he and his men became blind. Edelig then prostrated himself and gave his body and soul to God, and he and his attendants were immediately cured and the
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Surrounded by dense woodland, the remaining ruins of the castle include a huge, nearly rectangular walled enclosure on the top of the hill, surrounded by banks and ditches; the remains of a large stone tower, known as the "Lord's Tower"; and a gatehouse.
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In thanks (or terror), Edelig then gave Cybi land for two churches, including the one which became known as Llangybi, and another at an unspecified location (possibly Llandegfedd, a neighbouring village) where Cybi is reported to have left a
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The tower, nave and chancel all date from the 13th~14th century, and the church has 17th century internal fittings, including the pulpit, font, and monuments to the local Williams family. There are also
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In 2011 the village itself had a population of 444, with a nearly equal number living in its outlying areas, among them the settlement of Tregrug, near the ruins of a medieval
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The existing church, dedicated to St. Cybi (or Cuby), has been described as "one of the most interesting in the Usk valley" and "a delight". The church is a
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dating from the late medieval period and the 17th century. One wall painting of particular interest is a "Christ of the trades" (or a "
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The interior retains no fewer than 11 fireplaces from the 17th century, a wealth of exposed beams, original
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In October 2015, the reverend Pamela Love was the assistant curate for the four churches in the Llangybi group.
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events it describes. Scholars believe the compiler used fragmentary records or based it on community memory.
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described the crime as "unparalleled in atrocity in the annals of crime in Great Britain".
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donated two open-return first-class train tickets to Rev. Love as fundraising prizes.
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preached in the inn when the church was closed to him; he was executed in Usk in 1679.
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made cryptic reference to the pub, and to the village well, in his 1935 poem "Usk".
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Philip Edwards was formerly the "King Alfred professor of English literature" at
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This article is about the village in Monmouthshire. For other places, see
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The village was traditionally founded by the 6th century
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Although regular services continued to be held in St. Cybi's
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Llangybi

St. Cybi's Church
Llangybi is located in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
OS grid reference
ST372967
Principal area
Monmouthshire
Preserved county
Gwent
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
NP15
NP18
Dialling code
Police
Gwent
Fire
South Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Monmouth
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire

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