Peterstone Wentlooge
Peterstone Wentlooge, Monmouthshire
OS Grid Ref.: ST268801
Lat/Lng: 51.5150611504,-3.05628427546
The earliest evidence for the place-name is a reference to monasterium sancti Petri de Mora c. 1147–57, the element mora alluding to the situation of the church on the 'moors', the low lying Gwent levels, and indicative of a monastic community at the site.
More information
Hywel Wyn Owen & Richard Morgan, Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales (Llandysul: Gomer, 2007), 383–4
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