Catbrook
Catbrook (Welsh: Catffrwd) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.[1] The population in 2011 was 412.[2]
Old Catbrook schoolhouse
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.
In 2004 Melanie Chisholm, singer and member of the Spice Girls, purchased a house in the village.[4]
References
- The Catbrook website, Retrieved 3 January 2016
- https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W37000352
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- Map sources for Catbrook
- WalesOnline (7 June 2004). "Mel C makes a home in Wales". Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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