Portskewett
Portskewett is a village and community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located four miles south west of Chepstow and one mile east of Caldicot, in an archaeologically sensitive part of the Caldicot Levels on the Welsh shore of the Severn Estuary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 2,130 residents
- Description: village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales
- Also known as: “Porth Sgiwed”, “Porthsgiwed”, “Porthysgewin”, “Portskewet”, and “Poteschivet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caldicot Castle and Caldicot Library.
Caldicot Castle
Castle
Caldicot Castle is an extensive stone medieval castle in the town of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, in southeast Wales, built near the site of Harold Godwinson's former Saxon castle by the Norman earls of Hereford from about 1100.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Mrs Blorenge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church, also called St Mary Virgin Church, is a Church in Wales parish church in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales. There is evidence that the church has pre-Norman foundations; however, the earliest part of the building dates from the 14th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sudbrook and Caldicot.
Sudbrook
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sudbrook is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located 4 miles south west of Chepstow and 1 mile east of Caldicot. It lies close to the Second Severn Crossing on the Severn Estuary, and adjoins the village of Portskewett.
Caldicot
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caldicot is a small town in Monmouthshire. It is a pleasant small town with several local historic attractions. This Welsh border town is home to a significant, complete castle and country park with free access to the public, a large Roman villa with remains of municipal buildings and a temple in Caerwent.
Crick
Village
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crick is a small village or hamlet in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. It is located on the A48 road 1 mile north of the town of Caldicot and 1 mile east of Caerwent.
Portskewett
- Categories: community and locality
- Location: Portskewett, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.59045° or 51° 35′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.72629° or 2° 43′ 35″ westPopulation
2,130Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB PRKOpen location code
9C3VH7RF+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 7374555OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Portskewett” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Portskewett”
- Bengali: “পোর্টস্কিবেট”
- Breton: “Porth Sgiwed”
- Catalan: “Porth Sgiwed”
- Cebuano: “Portskewett”
- Chinese: “Portskewett”
- Chinese: “朴茨克韦特”
- Chinese: “樸茨克韋特”
- Cornish: “Porth Sgiwed”
- French: “Portskewett”
- German: “Portskewett”
- Gujarati: “પોર્ટેસ્કેવેટ”
- Irish: “Porth Sgiwed”
- Italian: “Porth Sgiwed”
- Italian: “Portskewett”
- Japanese: “ポーツクウェット”
- Kannada: “ಪೋರ್ಟ್ಸ್ಕೆಟ್”
- Korean: “포트스케트”
- Lithuanian: “Portskevetas”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Portskewett”
- Portuguese: “Portskewett”
- Russian: “Портскьювет”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Porth Sgiwed”
- Spanish: “Portskewett”
- Swedish: “Portskewett”
- Tamil: “போர்ட்ஸ்கேவெட்ட”
- Telugu: “పోర్ట్స్ కేవేట్ట్”
- Urdu: “پورتسکیویتت”
- Welsh: “Porth Sgiwed”
- Welsh: “Porth Ysgewin”
- Welsh: “Porthysgewin”
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