Wonastow

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St Wonnow’s Church

Church

Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Wonnow is the parish church of Wonastow, a small rural village 2 miles south-west of Monmouth, south east Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Monmouth Castle

Castle

Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Monmouth Castle is a castle close to the centre of the town of Monmouth, the county town of Monmouthshire, on a hill above the River Monnow in south-east Wales. Monmouth Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Wonastow.

Monnow Bridge

Photo: Bob Crowther, CC BY 2.0.

Monnow Bridge, in Monmouth, Wales, is the only remaining fortified river bridge in Great Britain with its gate tower standing on the bridge. Such bridge towers were common across Europe from medieval times, but many were destroyed due to urban expansion, diminishing defensive requirements and the increasing demands of traffic and trade. Monnow Bridge is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wonastow.

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Mitchel Troy

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mitchel Troy is a village and community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is located 3 miles south west of the county town of Monmouth, just off the A40 road leading towards Raglan.

Overmonnow

Suburb

Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Overmonnow is a suburb of the town of Monmouth, in Wales, which is located to the west of the River Monnow and the Monnow Bridge. It developed in the Middle Ages, when it was protected by a defensive ditch, the Clawdd-du or "Black Dyke", the remains of which are now protected as an ancient monument.

Monmouth

Photo: Hrcolyer, CC BY 3.0.

Monmouth is the county town of Monmouthshire in Wales. Monmouth is a delightful, bustling, market town near where the three rivers Wye, Monnow and Trothy meet on the border with England.

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