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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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Places of Interest

Highlights include 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. It was built in 1724, and was formerly the centre for the assize courts and quarter sessions for .

Castle
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a castle close to the centre of the town of , the county town of , on a hill above the River Monnow in south-east .

Museum
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , previously known as The Nelson Museum and Local History Centre, was a museum in , , south east . It featured a collection of artefacts associated with Admiral Horatio Nelson, and a local history collection.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monmouth and Overmonnow.

Photo: Hrcolyer, CC BY 3.0.
is the county town of in . is a delightful, bustling, market town near where the three rivers Wye, Monnow and Trothy meet on the border with .

Suburb
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of the town of , in , which is located to the west of the River Monnow and the . 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.

Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village located 1 mile north east of , on the banks of the , in , south east . The parish originally comprised the two manors of Newton and Hadnock, on either side of the river.

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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Satellite Map

Discover River Monnow from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“River Monnow” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مَنَاي”
  • 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”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Monnow”
  • Welsh: “Afon Mynwy”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wyesham and Osbaston.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nelson Rooms and Monmouth Town Council.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Monnow”. Photo: Carlwev, Public domain.