Trinant is a village located in the county borough of

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, within the historic county borders of

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. Trinant is part of the

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of Crumlin and is located north of the village of Crumlin and west of the

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. The village has a single school, Trinant Primary School. Trinant is the home to Trinant RFC

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team.

Notable buildings

Located within the boundaries of Trinant on its eastern border lies Llanerch-uchaf farmhouse, a

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. Of either late 18th century or early 19th century origin, the farmhouse and attached range have been noted for being examples of a 'regional farmstead retaining much of its historic character'. The farmhouse is a T-shaped two-storeyed build with the attached farm range of lime-washed stone rubble and Welsh slate roof. Horeb Chapel is another building of note in Trinant, completed in 1901. The current chapel is built on a plot of land from where the original Horeb Chapel stood in the 19th century.

External links

Trinant Primary School website

References

Villages in Caerphilly County Borough {{Caerphilly-geo-stub