Place:Llanvihangel Tor y Mynydd, Monmouthshire, Wales

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NameLlanvihangel Tor y Mynydd
Alt namesLlanvihangel-Tor-Y-Mynyddsource: from redirect
Llanfihangel Torymynyddsource: Family History Library Catalog
Llanfihangel-Tor-y-Mynyddsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.716°N 2.782°W
Located inMonmouthshire, Wales     ( - 1974)
See alsoRhaglan Hundred, Monmouthshire, Waleshundred in which it was located
Chepstow Rural, Monmouthshire, Walesrural district in which it was located 1894-1935
Devauden, Monmouthshire, Walescivil parish into which it was transferred in 1935
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Llanvihangel Tor y Mynydd (or more correctly Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd, meaning, in Welsh, "the church of St. Michael on the breast of the mountain") is a small rural village in the community of Devauden, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located within the Vale of Usk, about 9 miles southwest of Monmouth and 6 miles east of the town of Usk, between the villages of Devauden and Llansoy.

The parish was reputedly settled by descendants of St. Brychan Brycheiniog, in particular Cynog, who gave his name to the area and former church at Llangunnock (not found on map), immediately south of Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd.

The Star Inn has been in existence since at least the 15th century, and was an important staging post on the road leading from Chepstow towards Usk and Raglan. It was visited in 1748 by the preacher John Wesley, who described it as "a good though small inn". It remains a popular inn and restaurant. The long hill between Llansoy and Devauden is known as Star Hill.

It was a civil parish in the Chepstow Rural District from 1894 until 1935. In 1935, in a move to reduce the number of parishes within Chepstow Rural District, Llanvihangel Tor y Mynydd was absorbed into the civil parish of Devauden.

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