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The community of Llangattock lies in the south-east corner of the County of Powys, to the south of the River Usk opposite the market town of Crickhowell. It is also within the Brecon Beacons National Park, and is an area of great natural beauty, dominated by the limestone crags of Mynydd Llangatwg. 'Llangattock' is the anglicised version of the Welsh name 'Llangatwg' (Llan - a church or enclosure; Catwg - the patron saint).
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The origins of the village are likely to have been associated with the ecclesiastical settlement, and the oldest part of Llangattock is centred round St Catwg's Church, which dates back to the 11th Century. Llangattock village lies in the valley, but there are also the outlaying hamlets of the Dardy, Ffawyddog, Legar and Hillside, which form the wider settlement of Llangattock. The present population is 1200 approximately. |
Agriculture was for centuries the main source of employment. The arrival of the Industrial era led to the quarrying of limestone for use in the nearby iron works at Clydach and Nantyglo, and burnt limstone was transported in horsedrawn barges on the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal - which runs through the Community - to be used on farms in mid Wales.
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