River Monnow

The River Monnow marks the England–Wales border for much of its 42 miles length. After flowing through southwest , , and eastern , , its confluence with the is approximately 1⁄3 mile south of .
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in south-west Herefordshire, England and eastern Monmouthshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “مَنَاي”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Shire Hall and Monmouth Castle.

Historic building
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , , , is a prominent building on Agincourt Square in the town centre.

Castle
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is a castle close to the centre of the…

Museum
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The , previously known as The Nelson…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monmouth and Overmonnow.

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is the county town of in .

Suburb
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is a suburb of the town of …

Village
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is a small village located 1 mile north east…

River Monnow

Latitude
51.8116° or 51° 48′ 42″ north
Longitude
-2.71501° or 2° 42′ 54″ west
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
9C3VR76M+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 762986320
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2642312
Wiki­data ID
Q155397
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“River Monnow” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر مناي”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Monnow”
  • Belarusian: “Монаў”
  • Breton: “Stêr Menoe”
  • Catalan: “Riu Monnow”
  • Cebuano: “River Monnow”
  • Chinese: “曼諾河”
  • Czech: “Monnow”
  • Danish: “Monnow”
  • Dutch: “River Monnow”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر مونو”
  • Esperanto: “Rivero Monnow”
  • Faroese: “Monnow”
  • French: “Monnow”
  • German: “River Monnow”
  • Hungarian: “Monnow”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Monnow”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Mynwy”
  • Italian: “Monnow”
  • Japanese: “モノウ川”
  • Latin: “Munus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monnow-elven”
  • Polish: “Monnow”
  • Russian: “Монноу”
  • Slovenian: “Monnow”
  • Spanish: “Monnow”
  • Spanish: “Río Monnow”
  • Swedish: “River Monnow”
  • Turkish: “Monnow Nehri”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Monnow”
  • Welsh: “Afon Mynwy”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wyesham and Osbaston.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nelson Rooms and Monmouth Town Council.

Wales: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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