Goytre (Monmouthshire)
Goytre (/ˈɡɔɪtrə/; Welsh: Goetre) is a village in the community of Goetre Fawr in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.
| Goytre | |
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![]() Goytre Village Hall & Social Club  | |
![]() Goytre Location within Monmouthshire  | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales | 
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | 
| Post town | USK | 
| Postcode district | NP | 
| Police | Gwent | 
| Fire | South Wales | 
| Ambulance | Welsh | 
| UK Parliament | |
The population of the whole of Goetre Fawr, including Goytre, taken at the 2011 census was 2,393.[1]
Location
    
Goytre is located five miles south of Abergavenny and four miles north of Pontypool, Torfaen.
Etymology
    
The word Goytre derives from the Welsh word for settlement/town in the woods.[2]
History and amenities
    

Goytre Wharf
Goytre has a canal wharf and visitor centre on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal , complete with interactive sculptures . The Llanover private estate, once presided over by Lady Llanover owns the surrounding land.
References
    
- "Civil parish and ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
 - "Goytre and Penperleni Villages (424477)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
 
External links
    
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goetre.
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Goetre and surrounding area
 - Genuki info on Goetre
 - images & interactive map of mile markers seen along the Monmouth & Brecon canal
 
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