Glascoed

Glascoed
Welsh: *Glasgoed*
Glascoed Welsh: Glasgoed;
	File:Mount Zion Baptist Church - geograph.org.uk - 241559.jpg Mount Zion Baptist Church, Glascoed
	Glascoed is located in Monmouthshire Glascoed Glascoed Location within Monmouthshire
Community	Llanbadoc;
Principal area	Monmouthshire;
Preserved county	Gwent;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Usk
Postcode district	NP
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Monmouth;
	List of places UK Wales Monmouthshire 51°42′N 2°58′W / 51.700°N 2.967°W

Glascoed (Welsh: Glasgoed) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Pontypool and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Usk. Glascoed is mostly associated with the Royal Ordnance Factory nearby at ROF Glascoed. Llandegveth Reservoir is nearby. Its name is derived from Welsh words "glas" (meaning gray, green) and "coed" (wood).^[1]

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↑ Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

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[Hanks-1] Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

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Glascoed Welsh: Glasgoed
File:Mount Zion Baptist Church - geograph.org.uk - 241559.jpg Mount Zion Baptist Church, Glascoed
Glascoed is located in Monmouthshire Glascoed Glascoed Location within Monmouthshire
Community	Llanbadoc
Principal area	Monmouthshire
Preserved county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Usk
Postcode district	NP

Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Monmouth
List of places UK Wales Monmouthshire 51°42′N 2°58′W / 51.700°N 2.967°W / 51.700; -2.967