| Coordinates: | 51.852, -3.167 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SO 19 17 |
| Population: | 662 |
| Dialling code: | 01873 (Abergavenny) |
Llangattock is a small rural parish in Powys, sitting on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park and looking down into the Usk Valley. The village is backed by a dramatic limestone escarpment famous with walkers and cavers; notable cave systems such as Ogof y Daren Cilau and Ogof Agen Allwedd lie in the surrounding hills and there are visible traces of old lime‑kilns and quarries on the slopes.
Historically agricultural, the area combines working farms with a modest tourist trade - visitors come for walking, climbing and the quietly scenic lanes - and the community retains a strong local identity centred on its parish church of St Cadoc and nearby market towns such as Crickhowell for services and events. The mix of natural interest, outdoor recreation and rural heritage gives the parish a character typical of borderland communities in the Brecon Beacons.
Postcode districts covering Llangattock
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Newport 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Tonypandy 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Hereford 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Cwmbran Central 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Cwmbrân 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Pontypool 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Ebbw Vale 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Ebbw Vale North 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Ebbw Vale South 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Aberdare 15.8 miles25.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Llangattock Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Crickhowell Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Llangattock and Llangynidr Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Crickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Llangynidr Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Llanelly Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Gilwern Built-up area 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Brynmawr Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Waunllapria Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Bwlch Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- The Vale of Grwyney Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Llangattock
NP8 1PA, NP8 1HU, NP8 1QA, NP8 1LZ, NP8 1LE, NP8 1PH, NP8 1PP, NP8 1EQ, NP8 1PN … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 32.4 miles52.1 km
- Bristol Airport 37.7 miles60.7 km
- Ebbw Vale Parkway Railway Station 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Abergavenny Railway Station 7.2 miles11.5 km
Hotels in Llangattock Ad
Schools in Llangattock
- Llangattock C.I.W. School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Black Mountains Mountains 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Pontypool Park Stadium 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 12 miles19.3 km
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 16 miles25.7 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Flits National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 19 miles30.5 km