Catbrook

Catbrook (Welsh: Catffrwd) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.[1] The population in 2011 was 412.[2]

Catbrook
Old Catbrook schoolhouse
Catbrook is located in Monmouthshire
Catbrook
Catbrook
Location within Monmouthshire
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townUSK
Postcode districtNP
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament

Location

Catbrook is 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Monmouth and 1 mile (1.6 km) north west of Tintern.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. The Catbrook website, Retrieved 3 January 2016
  2. "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. WalesOnline (7 June 2004). "Mel C makes a home in Wales". Retrieved 8 October 2018.


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