Trellech United is a

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and

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in the county of

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. It lies south of the county town of

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next to the Wales-

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border.

Description

The community is located directly south of the town of Monmouth and is bordered to the east by the

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, the other side of which is the English county of

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. Trellech United includes the villages 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 ...

Penallt Penallt (also spelled Penalt) is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales, situated high on a hill south of Monmouth. In the centre of the village, by the village green, stands the 17th-century village pub, the Bush Inn. Description Nearby, ''Penallt ...

, Catbrook, Llandogo, Llanishen and The Narth. The community also includes the Welsh side of the village of Redbrook. In 2011 the population of Trellech United was 2,759. The area has a history of mining, particularly for

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. The mines at Trellech provided the metals for the weapons and armoury of the De Clare family, headed by the

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in the 13th century. Trellech became one of the largest settlements in Wales. There were ironworks and, later, paper mills established at Llandogo. Notable landmarks are the Church of St Nicholas at Trellech, described as "one of the most impressive churches in the whole county of Monmouthshire". St Anne's Well, to the east of Trellech, is an ancient water source believed to have healing powers. There are sixty-seven

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s and structures in the community, including four churches, three Grade II* houses, a Grade II* listed

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and the Bigsweir Bridge over the Wye.

Governance

Trellech United has a

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of thirteen community councillors, elected from the community wards of Catbrook, Llandogo, Llanishen, Penallt, The Narth, Trellech Town and Whitebrook. Trellech United is also the name of a county

, which elects a county councillor to

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. The May 2017 election was won by

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councillor, Debby Blakebrough, who had taken the seat from the Conservative Party at the May 2012 election.

References

External links

Trellech United Community Council
{{Communities of Monmouthshire, state=collapsed Communities in Monmouthshire Monmouthshire electoral wards