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Glascoed

Summary

Glascoed is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Pontypool and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Usk.

Glascoed
Mount Zion Baptist Church, Glascoed
Glascoed is located in Monmouthshire
Glascoed
Glascoed
Location within Monmouthshire
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townUsk
Postcode districtNP
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°42′N 2°58′W / 51.700°N 2.967°W / 51.700; -2.967

Glascoed is mostly associated with the Royal Ordnance Factory nearby at ROF Glascoed. Llandegveth Reservoir is nearby. Its name is derived from Welsh words "glas" (meaning gray, green) and "coed" (wood).[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glascoed.
  • www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Glascoed and surrounding area
  • Kelly's 1901 Directory of Monmouthshire on Usk and Glascoed etc
  • Project tracing life in Glascoed in times past - people and places - initially focussing on the 19th century