Catbrook

Catbrook
Old Catbrook schoolhouse
Catbrook is located in Monmouthshire
Catbrook
Catbrook
Location within Monmouthshire
OS grid referenceSO511027
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townUSK
Postcode districtNP
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°43′15″N 2°42′33″W / 51.72088°N 2.70929°W / 51.72088; -2.70929

Catbrook (Welsh: Catffrwd) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.[1] The population in 2011 was 412.[2]

Location

Catbrook is 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Monmouth and 1 mile (1.6 km) north west of Tintern. It is in the community of Trellech United, just under two miles south of Trellech village.

History and amenities

Catbrook is set high above Tintern Abbey and the Wye Valley AONB and overlooks the Forest of Dean across the river in Gloucestershire.

The Spice Girls' Melanie Chisholm moved to Catbrook in 2004.[3]

Catbrook & District Memorial Hall was originally an American World War I military hospital in London. The timber-framed building was transported to Catbrook and rebuilt. The building is still maintained by volunteers.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Catbrook website, Retrieved 3 January 2016
  2. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Mel C makes a home in Wales". WalesOnline. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Village Hall History". catbrook.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.


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