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Ganarew
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Ganarew (from Welsh: '''''Genau'r Rhiw'''''; 'Gana-rhiw', and 'Gan y rew') is a village and small civil parish in south Herefordshire, England near the River Wye and the border with Wales. The village is located southwest of the village of Whitchurch on the main A40 road, and lies within the electoral ward of Kerne Bridge. The village is about from Monmouth and from Ross-on-Wye. It contains the Church of St Swithin and Ganarew Manor.
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- Locality
- Ganarew
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Herefordshire
- Population
- 171
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- St.SwithinGanarew07.JPG
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Legend
- Geography
- Notable landmarks
- Church of St Swithin
- Ganarew Manor
- Ancient monuments
- Transport
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Ganarew (from Welsh: '''''Genau'r Rhiw'''''; 'Gana-rhiw', and 'Gan y rew') is a village and small civil parish in south Herefordshire, England near the River Wye and the border with Wales. The village is located southwest of the village of Whitchurch on the main A40 road, and lies within the electoral ward of Kerne Bridge. The village is about from Monmouth and from Ross-on-Wye. It contains the Church of St Swithin and Ganarew Manor.
==History== The name Gana-rhiw, now Ganarew, may derive from the Briton "gan", from genau, meaning "a mouth or opening of a pass"; "rhiw" is a Welsh word for "hill" or "slope".
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