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	Abergavenny, the gateway to Wales
		Abergavenny is steeped in history and enjoys an enviable position close to the industry of middle and western England whilst bathing in the beauty of the Brecon Beacons national park.
		With a wide variety of pubs, take-aways and restaurants in Abergavenny there is bound to be an establishment to cater for your your cullinary tastes, plus the now famous `Abergavenny Food Festival` held over a September weekend and you have a great gastronomic venue.
		Abergavenny is a bustling market town working with agriculture and industry alike and equally responsive to the needs of tourists which are increasing in numbers every year.
	www.abergavenny.net (389 words)

	Abergavenny Castle
		From its early beginnings this was an important castle, the headquarters of the Norman lordship of Abergavenny, used for accommodation by kings if they were in the locality.
		William Camden, the 16th-century antiquary, said that Abergavenny Castle "has been oftner stain'd with the infamy of treachery, than any other castle in Wales." Only fragments of the rest of the curtain wall remain, mainly on the east side where the stub of a rectangular projecting tower is visible.
		Built into a later cottage, now part of a museum, is the fragment of a tower, and on the north side the curtain wall is much reduced and was landscaped into a rock garden in the late 19th century.
	www.castlewales.com /abergav.html (1133 words)

	Abergavenny on GlobalGuide.Org, mapping the world
		Abergavenny, often known as 'Aber' to natives and locals, was the Roman Gobannium, a small fort guarding the road along the valley of the Usk for keeping the peace among the hill tribes.
		Abergavenny is the home of Abergavenny Thursdays F.C. which was formed in 1927 and is currently a member of the Gwent County League Division 3.
		Abergavenny is twinned with Östringen in Germany, Beaupreau in France and Sarno in Italy.
	www.globalguide.org /?lat=51.824&long=-3.0167&zoom=5&name=Abergavenny&wiki=0&title=Abergavenny (1384 words)

	ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL 2007
		The winner of the earlier pre-festival on-line survey was Mrs Linda Pyke from Dorset.
		A nationwide audience attended the first conference in the history of the Abergavenny Food Festival to debate the role of the festival and other similar 'foodie' events in shaping British food culture.
		Abergavenny Food Festival festivities kicked off with the annual Fanfare Community Supper in the Market Hall.
	www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com (508 words)

	Welcome to Abergavenny.co.uk - The Official website for Abergavenny
		Abergavenny is the traditional gateway to South Wales and, to the incomparable Brecon Beacons National Park, as well as to the important World Heritage Site at Blaenavon.
		This ancient and welcoming town is the ideal centre for a truly wonderful, refreshing holiday, whether it be a short break at any time of the year or a longer leisurely stay.
		As well as being an excellent centre from which to explore this beautiful area, Abergavenny also has a thriving business community.
	www.abergavenny.co.uk (254 words)

	Packaging Gateway - Abergavenny Fine Foods Tray Sealer Installation, Monmouthshire, UK
		Abergavenny Fine Foods, a UK based cheese maker that provides a variety of traditional and modern cheeses, installed an Ishida QX775 tray sealer to improve the production efficiency and throughput of its oven-bake breaded cheeses in November 2005.
		Abergavenny needed a tray sealer that was able to offer the flexibility to pack a variety of cheeses and contracted Ishida to provide the QX 775 tray sealer with additional specifications, including an integrated checkweigher and tray de-nester.
		To improve efficiency on the packing line, Abergavenny has customised the machine to include a screw system to separate the nested trays on a consistent basis before placement on the chain and peg infeed conveyor.
	www.packaging-technology.com /projects/abergavenny (678 words)

	1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Abergavenny - Wikisource
		Abergavenny was incorporated in 1899, and is governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen and 12 councillors.
		Abergavenny (Bergavenny) grew up under the protection of the lords of Abergavenny, whose title dated from William I. Owing to its situation, the town was frequently embroiled in the border warfare of the 12th and 13th centuries, and Giraldus Cambrensis relates how in 1173 the castle was seized by the Welsh.
		Reference to a market at Abergavenny is found in a charter granted to the prior by William de Braose (d.
	en.wikisource.org /wiki/EB1911:Abergavenny (692 words)

	Abergavenny Museum
		As the seat of the medieval lords of Abergavenny, the castle was the focus for more than three centuries of border warfare.
		Volunteers from Abergavenny Local History Society have been working closely with the museum to recreate a small Victorian Garden in the castle grounds.
		Abergavenny has a rail and bus service; the museum is sign-posted with brown heritage signs from the A40 and car parking is available.
	irenamorgan.users.btopenworld.com /emuseum.htm (1338 words)

	Abergavenny: Touring Wales on Britannia
		Abergavenny had its origins when the Romans built a small fort here to guard the route that followed the Usk into Wales.
		Hardly anything remains of the castle, on the grounds is the Abergavenny and District Museum.
		Abergavenny is an ideal spot to tour the country of the Black Mountains.
	www.britannia.com /tours/wales/abergavenny.html (416 words)

	Abergavenny Area - Brecon Beacons Holiday Cottages
		Abergavenny is a favourite base for walkers, fishermen and canal enthusiasts, and there is a good leisure centre and museum.
		The town is often referred to as "Gateway to Wales" and the "Vale of Usk".
		Abergavenny is about 30 minutes from the Severn Bridge and is very accessible with its Bus and Railway Stations, even without a car.
	www.breconcottages.com /index.cfm/areas/abergavennyarea (201 words)

	Abergavenny Castle
		Abergavenny Castle today, pictured above, is a picturesque ruin set against a spectacular backdrop of the mountains which surround the town.
		The castle was at its most splendid in the 13th and 14th centuries, but as peace returned to this turbulent border area only a constable and a small garrison would have been left in occupation.
		It was still strong enough to be held for the king in the Civil War, but Charles I ordered it to be rendered uninhabitable as Parliamentary forces approached in 1645.
	irenamorgan.users.btopenworld.com /ecastle.htm (677 words)

	Abergavenny railway station Information
		Abergavenny Station is situated south of the town centre of Abergavenny.
		Abergavenny lies at the eastern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park and provides an access point to local services and transport into the park.
		A branch line to Brynmawr was opened in 1862 starting at Abergavenny Junction north of the current station, constructed by the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Abergavenny_railway_station (240 words)

	GENUKI: Abergavenny / Y Fenni, Monmouthshire
		"ABERGAVENNY, a parish and market town in the hundred of Abergavenny, in the county of Monmouth, 14 miles to the W. of Monmouth, and 143 miles from London, or 165½ by the Great Western railway.
		It is situated in a range of pleasant meadow grounds at the confluence of the Usk and Gavenny.
		Abergavenny Lordship in the late fifteenth century : the Valor of 1499/1500.
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/wal/MON/Abergavenny/index.html (543 words)

	Abergavenny Road Club: Home page
		Centred in the South Wales town of Abergavenny and surrounded by superb cycling terrain, the club welcomes riders of all disciplines, abilities and ages.
		Abergavenny Road Club is delighted to announce a new additional sponsor in the form of club member Nick Lane of Nick Lane Building Contractors.
		The club is fortunate to have three excellent sponsors and we would like to thank Steve Jones of Govilon Garage, Simon Bailey of Bike Base and Nick Lane for their support.
	www.abergavennyrc.org.uk (207 words)

	Abergavenny Travel Guide
		There's not a whole lot to do, but there's a fine range of places to eat, drink and sleep, and the town is a magnet to walkers bound for the local mountains: Sugar Loaf and the legend-infused Holy Mountain (Skirrid Fawr).
		Abergavenny also makes a good base for visiting Monmouthshire's "Three Castles", set in the pastoral border country to the east.
		Although only a couple of miles and a few hills away from the iron and coal towns of the Valleys, Abergavenny grew on the basis of its weaving and tanning trades, giving it an entirely different feel.
	www.travelotica.com /travelguide/41343/wales/abergavenny/index.htm (414 words)

	Abergavenny : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		This flourishing market town of nearly 10,000 people is called "the Gateway to Wales," and it's certainly the gateway to the Brecon Beacons, which lie to the west.
		The Welsh word aber means the mouth of a river, and Abergavenny lies at the mouth of the River Gavenny, where it joins the River Usk.
		Abergavenny is renowned as a center for outdoor holiday activities, including pony trekking, hill walking and climbing, golfing, hang gliding, and fishing.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/abergavenny/2501010001.html (291 words)

	Abergavenny Castle
		Enough remains of this castle to show that it must have been impressive indeed, with very high walls which the 16th-century historian Leland said were "likely not to fall." Alas, most of them have, the victims of Civil War slighting and for general plunder.
		Her brother Hameline rebuilt Abergavenny Castle after it was destroyed by Hywel ap Iorwerth in 1182.
		Ynyr II, King of Gwent, was the lord of Abergavenny Castle during this time.
	members.aol.com /apynyr/AbergavennyCastle.htm (1277 words)

	Abergavenny Pétanque Club \| Celtic Challenge 2007 - Home
		Abergavenny Pétanque Club is proud to be hosting the 2007 Celtic Challenge Pétanque Tournament over the weekend of 5th and 6th May 2007 at their Bailey Park Terrain.
		This site has been designed to help players, officials and companions travelling to Abergavenny for the tournament to find all of the information they require as quickly and easily as possible.
		There are also numerous email links that can be used to inform us of your travel arrangements or accommodation requirements to help us to ensure that your weekend runs as smoothly as possible.
	www.abergavennypetanqueclub.com /celtic2007.htm (183 words)

	Abergavenny : Abrexa.co.uk UK directory
		Abergavenny - A guide to the town covering things to do, food and drink, accommodation, travelling, and shopping.
		Abergavenny - Gateway to Wales - Guide to the town for tourists, includes accommodation and food information along with a brief history.
		Guide to Abergavenny - Includes a town history, leisure and tourism information, maps and a list of events.
	www.abrexa.co.uk /Wales/Monmouthshire/Abergavenny (153 words)

	Abergavenny photographs, maps, books & memories
		In 1172 Abergavenny fell to Sytsylt ap Dyferwald, but was soon restored to its Norman lord.
		A panoramic view of the area, with Abergavenny in the somewhat hazy distance.
		He invited Sytsylt, his son Geoffrey and a number of their retainers to Abergavenny to celebrate Christmas.
	www.francisfrith.com /archive/wales/Abergavenny (258 words)

	Abergavenny Tourist Guide
		Abergavenny is an ideal base for exploring the Brecon Beacons on two wheels.
		A national cycle path (Route 42) goes from Abergavenny to Chepstow.
		Some of the major cycle races go through Abergavenny, and the local cycle group often organises races for locals and visitors to participate in.
	www.abergavenny.org.uk /cycling.htm (149 words)

	Abergavenny, Wales News - Topix
		New Welsh foodies are a growing breed, especially around Abergavenny Giles Coren Quite a lot of you have written in to me recently saying that I write about Rachel too much.
		Dorothy Evans, of Abergavenny, south Wales, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on April 17 for one conviction of harassment and six breaches of her anti-social behaviour order.
		RESTORATION: Cantref Primary in Abergavenny A 5million footbridge, a Victorian school building and an eco-friendly primary are on the short-list for a major design prize.
	www.topix.net /uk/abergavenny (689 words)

	Abergavenny walking guide
		Abergavenny, in Welsh Y FENNI, is a small market town in Monmouthshire (formerly Gwent) in south east Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Gavenny and Usk and on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
		Abergavenny held important cattle and horse fairs in the 18th and 19th centuries and developed some flannel making; it never participated in the industrial growth of the coalfield towns to the west.
		Abergavenny can be used as a base for many delightful walks in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
	freespace.virgin.net /paul.benham/aber/index.html (710 words)

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	www.letalife.com /property_adverts/abergavenny_monmouthshire_property_to_let.asp (452 words)

	ABERGAVENNY CASTLE
		Abergavenny Castle dates from around 1087 and was firstly a wooden structure.
		The castle has seen many attacks and blood shed in its life time and today all of the structure that remains are two towers and a gate with a large barbican.
		Abergavenny is open to the public and the 19th century hunting lodge has been restored and is home to the Abergavenny Museum.
	www.burkes-peerage.net /sites/common/sitepages/caabergavenny.asp (319 words)

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