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Llanfoist

Llanfoist proper noun: a village in Llanfoist Fawr community, west of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO2813).

Proper noun

Llanfoist

  1. A village in Llanfoist Fawr community, west of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO2813).

Origin of Llanfoist

From Welsh llan + Ffwyst, apparently an early Welsh saint; the village's name in Welsh is Llanffwyst.

Phrases with Llanfoist

Questions about Llanfoist

What does Llanfoist mean?
Llanfoist means a village in Llanfoist Fawr community, west of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO2813).
What part of speech is Llanfoist?
Llanfoist is a proper noun.

Words near Llanfoist in the dictionary

  1. Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn
  2. Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog
  3. Llanfihangel Ystrad
  4. Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
  5. Llanfihangel-y-pennant
  6. Llanfoist
  7. Llanfoist Fawr
  8. Llanfrechfa
  9. Llanfrothen
  10. Llanfyllin
  11. Llanfynydd

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