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to the edge of Chepstow. The name "Sain Arfan" was incorrectly placed on signage provided by Monmouthshire county council, sometime between 2005-2010, as a Welsh language version of St Arvans. This translation was never approved by the St Arvans community council or the Welsh speakers within the
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of St Kingsmark or Cynmarch. It was enlarged between 1813 and 1823, and extensive restoration work was carried out in the 1880s and again in the 1980s. The octagonal tower was the gift of the local property-owner
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village itself. It took over 10 years before the signage was corrected to match the fountain stone tablet, and the historically used "Llanarfan" (Welsh translation for the Parish of St Arvans) in 2022.
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is dedicated to Saint Arvan. According to tradition he was a 9th-century
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in the same name exists. This ward stretches north from St Arvans to
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The circular nature of the churchyard suggests that the
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doorway, but essentially the original church was late
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Kelly's 1901 Directory of Monmouthshire on St Arvans
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St Arvans is located in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
OS grid reference
ST516965
Principal area
Monmouthshire
Preserved county
Gwent
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
NP16
Dialling code
Police
Gwent
Fire
South Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Monmouth
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Monmouth
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire

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