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St Arvans

St Arvans is a village and community in , south-east . It is located two miles north west of , close to , Piercefield House and the Wye Valley AONB.
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  • Type: Village with 687 residents
  • Description: village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Saint Arvans” and “St. Arvans”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chepstow Castle and Tintern Abbey.

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at , Monmouthshire, Wales, is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located above cliffs on the , construction began in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern.

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is a ruined medieval abbey situated adjacent to the village of in , on the Welsh bank of the , which at this location forms the border between Monmouthshire in and in . is situated 2½ miles northeast of St Arvans.

Cave
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is perhaps one of the best decorated caves in Britain. Located on the Wales–England border just north of , the cave runs from the banks of the tidal under the and onwards through various chambers, each rich with cave formations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chepstow and Tintern.

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is an ancient market town and former port situated on the River Wye in a short distance upstream from where the Wye and Severn rivers merge.

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is situated just inside in the beautiful Wye Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, six miles north of on the A466 road to .

Village
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is a village in the Forest of Dean district of west , England. It is located on the eastern bank of the , facing the town of in . is situated 2½ miles southeast of St Arvans.

St Arvans

Latitude
51.6649° or 51° 39′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.6989° or 2° 41′ 56″ west
Population
687
Elevation
351 feet (107 metres)
Open location code
9C3VM872+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21541057
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7292346
Wiki­data ID
Q7587125
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“St Arvans” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “St Arvans”
  • Cebuano: “St Arvans”
  • Cebuano: “St. Arvans”
  • Chinese: “St. Arvans”
  • Dutch: “St Arvans”
  • French: “St Arvans”
  • Irish: “Llanarfan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “St Arvans”
  • Slovenian: “Saint Arvans”
  • Slovenian: “St Arvans”
  • Slovenian: “St. Arvans”
  • Spanish: “St Arvans”
  • Swedish: “St Arvans”
  • Swedish: “St. Arvans”
  • Welsh: “Llanarfan”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Arvan’s Church and The Piercefield.

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