Mathern
Mathern is a village, community, and historic parish in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, about 3 miles south west of the town of Chepstow, close to the Severn Estuary, the Bristol Channel and the M48 motorway.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chepstow Castle and Moynes Court.
Chepstow Castle
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Chepstow Castle at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located above cliffs on the River Wye, construction began in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern. Chepstow Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Mathern.
Moynes Court
Castle
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Moynes Court is a Grade II* listed building in the village of Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales, about 3 miles south west of Chepstow. An earlier building was rebuilt as a private residence by Francis Godwin, Bishop of Llandaff, in about 1609/10, and much of the building remains from that period.
St Pierre
Church
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St Pierre is a former parish and hamlet in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, 3 miles south west of Chepstow and adjacent to the Severn Estuary. It is now the site of a large golf and country club, the Marriott St Pierre Hotel & Country Club, which was previously a large manor house and deer park belonging to the Lewis family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chepstow and Caldicot.
Chepstow
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Chepstow is an ancient market town and former port situated on the River Wye in South Wales a short distance upstream from where the Wye and Severn rivers merge.
Caldicot
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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.
Portskewett
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Portskewett is situated 2 miles southwest of Mathern.
Mathern
- Type: Locality
- Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.618° or 51° 37′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.7046° or 2° 42′ 16″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C3VJ79W+55GeoNames ID
7297146
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