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Dingestow
Welsh: *Llanddingad*
Dingestow Welsh: Llanddingad;
	St Dingad's Church
OS grid reference	SO457102
Principal area	Monmouthshire;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
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Dingestow (pronounced /ˈdɪndʒst[invalid input: 'oh']/ DINJ-stoh, Welsh: Llanddingad) is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales.

Location

Dingestow is located three miles south of Monmouth and approximately the same distance north east from Raglan in rural Monmouthshire.

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.

Amenities

The village has a church [1], dedicated to St. Dingat [2]. The River Trothy passes through the village. Dingestow Court has been described as "one of the county's major houses."^[2] It was served from 1857 to 1955 by the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway which had a railway station at Dingestow.^[3]

The area is popular with campers and caravanners in season and is close to the River Wye, the Wye Valley and the River Monnow. The 17th century gentry house of Treowen, now a venue for conferences and weddings, is located just north-east of the village. The community is served by a Village Hall [3] 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.^[4]

References

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^ 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
^ "Gwent Wildlife Trust/ Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gwent"

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[2] The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 212

[stanley_jenkins-3] Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4

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

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 ==Amenities==
-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.  [[Dingestow Court]] is "one of the county's major houses."<ref>The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 212</ref>
+The village has a [[Church (building)|church]] [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/153911], dedicated to [[St. Dingat]] [http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/rb/par.php?dosommat=detail&which=781]. The [[River Trothy]] passes through the village. [[Dingestow Court]] has been described as "one of the county's major houses."<ref>The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 212</ref> 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 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]].
+The area is popular with campers and caravanners in season and is close to the [[River Wye]], the [[Wye Valley]] and the [[River Monnow]]. The 17th century gentry house of [[Treowen]], now a venue for conferences and weddings, is located just north-east of 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]]. Seddon House, in the village, is the base for Gwent Wildlife Trust.<ref>[http://www.gwentwildlife.org/ "Gwent Wildlife Trust/ Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gwent"]</ref>
-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]].
-The 17th century gentry house of [[Treowen]], now a venue for conferences and weddings, is located just north-east of the village.
-Seddon House, in the village, is the base for Gwent Wildlife Trust.<ref>[http://www.gwentwildlife.org/ "Gwent Wildlife Trust/
-Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gwent"]</ref>
 ==References==