Historic churches · Mid Wales
Trecastle
Trecastle — a church in wales-south, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Trecastle is a church in wales-south, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Trecastle is a church located in South Wales. It serves as a local place of worship and is part of the historical landscape of the region.
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Background
History
Trecastle is named after Castle Tump (Trecastle Motte) an early 11th-century Norman motte-and-bailey fortification , built by Bernard de Neufmarche and designed to protect Brecon from attack from the west. Despite this purpose, the area continued to be threatened, with Edward I of England spending three days in Trecastle quelling a revolt in 1295. The old castle name of 'una villa nostra de Lliwel' was changed by the end of the Medieval era to the local name Trecastle, "the town of the castle". The fortification still exists at the east end of the village and the motte is 21 ft high; the largest of its type in the National Park. From around the 12th century the Bishop of St David's owned…
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- Coordinates
- 51.9500, -3.6310
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Llywel
- Postcode
- LD3 8UP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Sources
- wikipedia: Trecastle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Castle Tump
Castles · 0.1 km
Castle Coaching Inn
Hotels · 0.1 km
Trecastle Motte
Literary houses · 0.3 km
Caeau Bronydd-mawr
Other places · 1.0 km
Llywel
Other places · 1.2 km
Pen-yr-allt
Mountains & hills · 1.8 km
Pont Pantysgallog
Historic bridges · 2.3 km
Ynysfaen Camping
Campsites · 2.7 km
Pont Cwmwysg
Historic bridges · 2.9 km
Cwmwysg
Historic churches · 3.0 km
Pont Nantyrharn
Historic bridges · 3.2 km
Fforest Fach
Archaeological sites · 3.3 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Trecastle?
- Trecastle is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LD3 8UP), in the parish of Llywel.
- What is Trecastle?
- Trecastle — a church in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Trecastle?
- Drivers can use postcode LD3 8UP.
- Is Trecastle free to visit?
- Yes, Trecastle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Trecastle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LD3 8UP. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.