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Gwentian dialect form. A variant anglicised spelling - Llanfapley - preserves the Welsh "f" . Curiously, this hybrid spelling is found in some Welsh-language texts in the 1800s. Both
Llanvapley and Llanfable occur on ancient maps, documents and property deeds. The spelling Llanfapley is still used occasionally.
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Church of St Mabli is of 15th century origin, ancient yet recently sympathetically renovated using natural materials sourced locally; services are held on the second and fourth
Sundays of each month. The Rev. Heidi Prince was appointed as Priest-in-Charge in 2015, having been a highly popular Rector
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meets regularly, tai chi classes are often available together with the monthly meeting
Llanvapley and District Gardening Club, and village afternoon teas are held on the first Monday afternoon of each month in the pavilion, amongst other activities. There is a walking group and village life is very
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In standard Welsh the name of the parish is
Llanfable. In the Gwentian dialect this was Llanfaple (a "b" at the beginning of a final syllable becomes "p") (although one might expect Llanfapla, as by the 1800s a final "e" was pronounced as "a"). The form Llanvapley is the anglicised spelling of the
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The Red Hart Inn, in the centre of the village, reopened in
February 2020 after a substantial renovations and offers diverse menus and craft ales. Families are welcome and the large south facing pub garden to the rear has great views of the Llanvapley cricket ground and surrounding countryside.
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Openreach provides super fast broadband throughout the village, averaging 70 megabytes per second and for that reason the village attracts many seeking to escape to the county whilst maintaining active careers.
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Llanvapley between 1997 and 2006. She was the first woman to be appointed in six centuries of worship. The church has a strong congregation and is part of a group of local parishes including
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Excellent cinema is available 4 and 9 miles away, at The Baker St and Savoy cinemas respectively, the latter being the oldest working cinema in Wales.
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with direct trains to London, Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea, Hereford, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and beyond.
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Llanvapley Court is the largest property in the village and was in the past a country hotel and housed the
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