The Narth () is a village in
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South East Wales, south east of Wales. It borders Powys to the north; the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the north and east; the Severn Estuary to the s ...
, Wales. It is located about south of
Monmouth
Monmouth ( or ; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Monmouthshire, Wales, situated on where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. The population in the 2011 census was 10,508, rising from 8 ...
, and about east of
Trellech
Trellech (occasionally spelt Trelech, Treleck or Trelleck; ) is a village and parish in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales. Located south of Monmouth and north-north-west of Tintern, Trellech lies on a plateau above the Wye Valley on the souther ...
, on a spur of land overlooking the
Whitebrook
Whitebrook () is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located four miles south east of Monmouth in the Wye Valley.
History and amenities
Between the 17th and 19th centuries, the Whitebrook valley - like th ...
and
Wye valleys. The population as of the 2011 census was 369.
History and amenities
The village developed initially through settlement on waste land, principally by workers in
paper mill
A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt ...
s in Whitebrook in the nineteenth century. In the 1920s, land was offered for sale by the owner, the
Marquis of Worcester, and development continued on a sporadic basis until the late twentieth century. Old cottages were refurbished and many larger houses were built. The village is popular with commuters.
[ Gordon Casson, ''The History of the Narth'', part 1]
Accessed 22 April 2012
A village school opened in 1910, but closed later in the century. The Trekkers opened in the early 1970s as a
trekking
Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey and may involve camping outdoors. In North America, tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain hu ...
centre, and operated as a private members' club until 1984; thereafter it was run as a pub, housed in a
log cabin
A log cabin is a small log house, especially a minimally finished or less architecturally sophisticated structure. Log cabins have an ancient history in Europe, and in America are often associated with first-generation home building by settl ...
, until it closed in 2004. It has since been demolished.
[Monmouthshire County Council, Index of Planning Applications, 21 April 2009, pp.45-54] Community activity is centred on the village hall.
[The Narth Village Hall]
Accessed 22 April 2012
The village was largely developed in the 1950s when council houses were built. They are now no longer run by the council, however.
There is a map of the village in the phone box.
References
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Villages in Monmouthshire