Catbrook

Village in Monmouthshire, Wales

Human settlement in Wales

Monmouthshire

Gwent

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Monmouth

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

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