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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Westgate Hotel, Llanvaches, Malpas, Newport, Friars Walk, Newport, St Julians, Newport, Maesglas, Penhow, Newport, Langstone, Newport, Llanwern, T. J.'s, Gaer, Newport, Rodney Parade, Coedkernew, Marshfield, Newport, Rogerstone railway station, Allt-yr-yn, Wilcrick, Liswerry, Pillgwenlly, Newport Museum, Stow Hill, Newport, Fourteen Locks, Newport Civic Centre, Royal Gwent Hospital, Peterstone, Newport Centre, Michaelston-y-Fedw, Duffryn, Newport Retail Park, Pye Corner railway station, Christchurch, Newport, St. Brides Wentloog, Gwynllwg, Wentlooge, Kingsway Shopping Centre, Bishton, Uskmouth, Victoria, Newport, High Cross, Newport, Shaftesbury, Newport, Graig, Newport, Alway, Newport, Crindau, Maindee, Tredegar Park, Newport, Newport City Live Arena, Beechwood, Newport, Ringland, Newport, Castleton, Newport, St Woolos Hospital, Tredegar House Country Park, Rhiwderin, Cwm Silicon, Barnardtown, Cambrian Centre, Level of Mendalgief, Bulmore, Cat's Ash. Excerpt: Llanvaches (Welsh: ) is a village and community parish located within the boundaries of the city of Newport, Wales. It lies to the east of the urban area, in the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent. Llanvaches is located roughly midway between the market town of Chepstow and the city of Newport. The village lies just north of the A48 road and below Wentwood, with both Newport centre and Chepstow about 7 miles distant. Church of Saint Dubricius at LlanvachesThe village is named after Saint Maches (Latin: Machuta), a daughter of Saint Gwynllyw or Woolos and sister of Saint Cadoc, who according to tradition lived a humble life as a shepherdess in the 5th century but was killed by robbers stealing her finest ram. Saint Tathan, Abbot of nearby Caerwent, to whom the murderers confessed their crime, built a church on the spot where she...
