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Llanllowell 
Summary
Llanllowell (Welsh: Llanllywel) is a village in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is two miles southeast of Usk, in the community of Llantrisant Fawr.
Location edit
Llanllowell stands on the eastern bank of the River Usk.
History edit
The parish church is now considered dedicated to Saint Llywel.[1] However, it was almost certainly originally dedicated to Saint Hywel.[2]
Famous people edit
- Evelyn Waddington, who played for Oxford University in the 1877 FA Cup final, was born in the village.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Geograph:: Llanllowell Church © Colin Bates".
- ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Vol. III, pp. 288 f. Chas. Clark (London), 1908. Hosted at Archive.org. Accessed 2 Dec 2014.
- ^ Wales Census. Parish of Llanllowell, near Usk: HMSO. 1861. p. 3.
External links edit
- Genuki on Llanllowell
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