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Penpergwm is a village in south Wales, situated along the A40 road, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) south-east of Abergavenny and 14 miles (23 km) west of Monmouth. The site of Castell Arnallt lies on a mound in the water meadows between the village and the River Usk.[1]

Penpergwm
Penpergwm
Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid referenceSO 325103
Principal area
  • Monmouthshire
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERGAVENNY
Postcode districtNP7
Dialling code01873
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
  • Monmouth
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Monmouth
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51.786°N 2.972°W / 51.786; -2.972

The village used to have to a railway station on the Welsh Marches Line, but it closed in 1958.[2][3] The former station house is now a private residence.[4]

The former British politician Francis Pym was born in Penpergwm Lodge in the village.[5]


References


  1. "Castle Arnold". Coflein. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. Rogers, Mick. "70013 at Penpergwm". railwayherald.com. Railway Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. Barrie, D.S.M. (31 March 1994). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: South Wales (2nd ed.). Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. p. 82. ISBN 9780946537693.
  4. "Road to Station House, Penpergwm". geograph.org.uk. Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. Theakston, Kevin (2 July 2004). British Foreign Secretaries Since 1974. London: Routledge. p. 141. ISBN 9780714656564. Retrieved 22 November 2014.


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