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{{For|the village in [[Carmarthenshire]]|Trelech}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | coordinates = {{coord|51.74506|-2.72560|display=inline,title}} | country = Wales | official_name = Trellech | welsh_name = Tryleg | static_image_name = Trellech from the air.jpg | static_image_caption = Trellech from the air | community_wales = [[Trellech United]] | unitary_wales = [[Monmouthshire]] | lieutenancy_wales = [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]] | constituency_westminster = [[Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Monmouth]] | post_town = MONMOUTH | postcode_area = NP | postcode_district = NP25 | dial_code = 01600 | os_grid_reference = SO500054 | population = | population_ref = }} [[File:Trellech.jpg |thumb|Trellech viewed from [[Beacon Hill, Monmouthshire|Beacon Hill]]]] '''Trellech''' (occasionally spelt '''Trelech''', '''Treleck''' or '''Trelleck'''; {{langx|cy|Tryleg}}) is a village and parish in [[Monmouthshire]], south-east Wales. Located {{convert|5|mi|0}} south of [[Monmouth]] and {{convert|4|mi}} north-north-west of [[Tintern]], Trellech lies on a plateau above the Wye Valley on the southern fringes of {{convert|320|acre}} of woodland in an [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]]. Three Bronze Age [[standing stone]]s are situated in the village, known as [[Trellech#Harold's Stones|Harold's Stones]], which overlook the historic [[Church of St Nicholas, Trellech|church of St Nicholas]], a Grade I [[listed building]]. Although a relatively small village in modern times, it was one of the largest towns in Wales in the 13th century, and is now a site of [[archaeology|archaeological]] interest to determine its extent and role at that time. The village is designated as a [[Conservation area (United Kingdom)|conservation area]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/udp/chapter10.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712212708/http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/udp/chapter10.html|title=Adopted Unitary Development Plan|archivedate=12 July 2010}}</ref> There are four nature reserves nearby; New Grove Flower Meadow, noted for its [[orchid]]s, and Trellech Beacon are both owned by [[Gwent Wildlife Trust]] while [[Cleddon Bog]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/conservationists-work-save-cleddon-bog-1884755|first=Chris|last=Kelsey|title=Conservationists work to save Cleddon Bog|publisher=Wales Online|date=10 November 2010}}</ref> and [[Croes Robert Wood]] are both [[SSSI]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gwentwildlife.org/nature-reserves/croes-robert-wood-sssi|title=Croes Robert Wood|publisher=Gwent Wildlife Trust|access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref>
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