About Penallt

Penallt is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales set high on a hill above Monmouth. In the centre of the village, by the village green, is the 17th century village pub, The Bush Inn.

Wyeswood Common is a 104-acre (400,000 m2) nature reserve managed by the Gwent Wildlife Trust. This deciduous woodland forms a habitat for Pied Flycatchers, Nuthatch, Tree Pipits, Treecreepers and Sparrowhawks, as well as plants such as Wild Daffodils and Moschatel.

Penallt Old Church is about a mile north of the village, dates back to the 12th century and was restored in 1887. The heavy oak door bears a date which is now generally accepted as 1539, although it is easy to see the "9" as a "2". The churchyard cross has a base and lower shaft of 15th century date. The church dedication is unknown, though there is a local tradition that it was St James, the patron saint of pilgrims. Inside is the Royal coat of arms of Queen Anne dating from 1709.

The Argoed is a 17th century mansion that lies to the south east of the village. A private residence, it was once owned by the father of Beatrice Webb, the British socialist, economist and reformer. Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant also owned it in the 1980s.

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