Eastern edge of Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire
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Eastern edge of Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 24 Apr 2011
Formerly part of the A40, the road is now a relatively quiet route through the village of Mitchel Troy. Most traffic uses the modern-day A40, a couple of hundred metres to the north. Mitchel Troy is in NE Monmouthshire, about 3 miles SW of the town of Monmouth. The Troy part of its name is a variant of Trothy (Troddi in Welsh), a tributary of the River Wye. There are two theories about Mitchel - it could be a variant of Michael, from the name of the village church, St Michael and All Angels, or perhaps a variant of the Old English mickle, (much or great) to distinguish the village from the nearby manor of Troy Parva.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.790862
Longitude
-2.733588