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Dingestow
Welsh: *Llanddingad*
Dingestow Welsh: Llanddingad;
	St Dingad's Church
	Dingestow Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid reference	SO457102
Community	Mitchel Troy;
Principal area	Monmouthshire;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
	List of places UK Wales Monmouthshire 51°47′N 2°47′W / 51.79°N 2.79°W

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Dingestow (pronounced /ˈdɪndʒstoʊ/ DINJ-stoh, Welsh: Llanddingad) is a small village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Monmouth and approximately the same distance north-east of Raglan in rural Monmouthshire. The River Trothy passes through the village.

History

The village was once the site of a Norman motte and bailey^[1] sited to control this part of the Welsh Marches by the incoming Marcher Lords.It was later replaced by a larger, stone-built one, the site of which is the large rectangular mound to the west of the church. This was under construction in 1182 by Ranulf Poer, Sheriff of Herefordshire, when it was attacked by Hywel ap Iorwerth, the Welsh lord of Caerleon, as part of his retaliation for the murder of Seisyll ap Dyfnwal at Abergavenny Castle on Christmas Day in 1175 by William de Braose. The sheriff himself was killed in the action.

The village has a church, dedicated to Saint Dingad or Dingat.^[2] The church was rebuilt in several stages in the nineteenth century.^[3] Dingestow Court has been described as "one of the county's major houses."^[3] The 17th century gentry house of Treowen, now a venue for conferences and weddings, is located just north-east of the village.

The village was served, from 1857 to 1955, by the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway which had a railway station at Dingestow.^[4]

Amenities

The area is popular with campers and caravanners in season and is close to the Wye Valley. The community is served by a Village Hall^[5] and a general store with a sub Post Office. The Somerset Arms is the local public house. Seddon House, in the village, is the base for Gwent Wildlife Trust.^[6]

References

^ picture "Castle mound at Dingestow" at geograph.org
^ Church In Wales, Dingestow Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 212
^ Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4
^ Monmouthshire Village Halls, Dingestow Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 17 April 2012
^ "Gwent Wildlife Trust/ Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gwent"

External links

[1] ture "Castle mound at Dingestow" at geograph.org

[2] Church In Wales, Dingestow Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine

[Newman-3] John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 212

[stanley_jenkins-4] Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4

[5] Monmouthshire Village Halls, Dingestow Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 17 April 2012

[6] "Gwent Wildlife Trust/ Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gwent"

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-{{infobox UK place|
+{{Infobox UK place
-|country = Wales
+| static_image         = St Dingad's Church, Dingestow - geograph.org.uk - 153911.jpg
-|latitude= 51.79
+| static_image_width   = 200px
-|longitude= -2.79
+| static_image_caption = [[St Dingat's Church, Dingestow|St Dingad's Church]]
-|official_name= Dingestow
+| country              = Wales
-|welsh_name=Llanddingad
+| coordinates          = {{coord|51.79|-2.79|display=inline,title}}
-|unitary_wales= [[Monmouthshire]]
+| official_name        = Dingestow
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+| welsh_name           = Llanddingad
+| unitary_wales        = [[Monmouthshire]]
+| community_wales      = [[Mitchel Troy]]
+| os_grid_reference    = SO457102
 }}
-'''Dingestow''' (pronounced {{respell|DINJ|stoh}}, {{lang-cy|Llanddingad}}) is a [[village]] in [[Monmouthshire]], [[Wales]].
+'''Dingestow''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɪ|n|dʒ|s|t|oʊ}} {{respell|DINJ|stoh}}, {{lang-cy|Llanddingad}}) is a small village in [[Monmouthshire]], Wales.  It is located {{convert|4|mi}} south-west of [[Monmouth]] and approximately the same distance north-east of [[Raglan, Monmouthshire|Raglan]] in [[rural]] Monmouthshire.  The [[River Trothy]] passes through the village.
-==Location==
+==History==
+The village was once the site of a [[Norman architecture|Norman]] [[motte and bailey]]<ref>[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/337201 picture "Castle mound at Dingestow" at geograph.org]</ref>  sited to control this part of the [[Welsh Marches]] by the incoming [[Marcher Lords]].It was later replaced by a larger, stone-built one,  the site of which is the large rectangular mound to the west of the church. This was under construction in 1182 by Ranulf Poer, [[Sheriff of Herefordshire]], when it was attacked by Hywel ap Iorwerth, the Welsh lord of [[Caerleon]], as part of his retaliation for the murder of [[Seisyll ap Dyfnwal]] at [[Abergavenny Castle]] on Christmas Day in 1175 by [[William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber|William de Braose]]. The sheriff himself was killed in the action.
+The village has a [[St Dingat's Church, Dingestow|church]], dedicated to [[Dingad of Llandingat|Saint Dingad]] or Dingat.<ref>[http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/rb/par.php?dosommat=detail&which=781 Church In Wales, Dingestow] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607045141/http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/rb/par.php?dosommat=detail&which=781 |date=2011-06-07 }}</ref>  The church was rebuilt in several stages in the nineteenth century.<ref name=Newman/> [[Dingestow Court]] has been described as "one of the county's major houses."<ref name=Newman>John Newman, ''The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire'', page 212</ref>  The 17th century gentry house of [[Treowen]], now a venue for conferences and weddings, is located just north-east of the village.
-Dingestow is located three miles south of [[Monmouth]] and approximately the same distance north east from [[Raglan, Monmouthshire|Raglan]] in [[rural]] Monmouthshire.
+The village was served, from 1857 to 1955, by the [[Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway]] which had a [[Dingestow railway station|railway station at Dingestow]].<ref name=stanley_jenkins>Stanley C Jenkins, ''The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line'', revised second edition 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-85361-692-4}}</ref>
-==History and amenities==
+==Amenities==
-The village was once the site of a [[Norman architecture|Norman]] [[motte and bailey]]<ref>[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/337201 picture]</ref> and later stone [[castle]] sited to control this part of the [[Welsh Marches]] by the incoming [[Marcher Lords]] and was attacked by the Welsh Lord of [[Caerleon]] in the 13th century.
+The area is popular with campers and caravanners in season and is close to the [[Wye Valley]]. The community is served by a [[Village Hall]]<ref>[http://www.monmouthshire-halls.org.uk/show/monmouthshire-village-hall-58 Monmouthshire Village Halls, Dingestow] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006113322/http://www.monmouthshire-halls.org.uk/show/monmouthshire-village-hall-58 |date=2008-10-06 }}.  Accessed 17 April 2012</ref> and a [[general store]] with a sub [[Post Office]].  The Somerset Arms is the local [[public house]]. Seddon House, in the village, is the base for [[Gwent Wildlife Trust]].<ref>[http://www.gwentwildlife.org/ "Gwent Wildlife Trust/ Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gwent"]</ref>
-The village has a [[Church (building)|church]] [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/153911], St. Dingat [http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/rb/par.php?dosommat=detail&which=781] and the [[River Trothy]] passes through the Village.
-The community is served by a [[Village Hall]] [http://www.monmouthshire-halls.org.uk/show/monmouthshire-village-hall-58] and a [[general store]] with a sub [[Post Office]].  The Somerset Arms is the local [[public house]].
-It was served from 1857 to 1955 by the [[Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway]] which had a [[Dingestow railway station|railway station at Dingestow]].<ref name=stanley_jenkins>Stanley C Jenkins, ''The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line'', revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4</ref>
-The area is popular with campers and caravanners in season and is close to the [[River Wye]], the [[Wye Valley]] and the [[River Monnow]].
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+{{commons category}}
-* [http://www.castlewales.com/dingstow.html Dingestow Castle]
-* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3030411 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Dingestow and surrounding area]
+* [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3030411 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Dingestow and surrounding area]
 *
-* [http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/rb/par.php?dosommat=detail&which=781 Dingestow Church]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607045141/http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/rb/par.php?dosommat=detail&which=781 Dingestow Church]
-* [http://www.monmouthshire-halls.org.uk/show/monmouthshire-village-hall-58 Dingestow Village Hall]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081006113322/http://www.monmouthshire-halls.org.uk/show/monmouthshire-village-hall-58 Dingestow Village Hall]
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Villages in Monmouthshire]]
-{{Monmouthshire-geo-stub}}
-[[cy:Llanddingad]]