Dixton
Dixton is a small village located 1 mile north east of Monmouth, on the banks of the River Wye, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. The parish originally comprised the two manors of Dixton Newton and Dixton Hadnock, on either side of the river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Llandydiwg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Monmouth Castle.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church at Dixton in Wales. It is situated on the banks of the River Wye, about 1 mile north-east of Monmouth, Wales.
Monmouth Castle
Castle
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monmouth Castle is a castle close to the centre of the town of Monmouth, the county town of Monmouthshire, on a hill above the River Monnow in south-east Wales.
Shire Hall
Historic building
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shire Hall, Monmouth, Wales, 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 Monmouthshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wyesham and Osbaston.
Wyesham
Suburb
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wyesham is a village and electoral ward in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located less than one mile east of Monmouth, on the opposite side of the River Wye.
Osbaston
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Osbaston is a suburb of Monmouth, Wales, located less than 1 mile north of the town centre. It was the site of one of the first public electricity generating stations in Britain, using water power from the River Monnow.
Buckholt
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckholt is a small village in Monmouthshire, Wales, located some 2 miles north of Monmouth, adjoining the boundary with Herefordshire, England. It is a linear settlement situated in the valley of the Mally Brook along the A466 road between Monmouth and Hereford.
Dixton
- Category: locality
- Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.81964° or 51° 49′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.69972° or 2° 41′ 59″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
9C3VR892+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 29499774OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Dixton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dixton”
- Breton: “Llandidiwg”
- Breton: “Llandydiwg”
- Czech: “Dixton”
- Dutch: “Dixton”
- Fiji Hindi: “Dixton”
- French: “Dixton”
- Hindi: “डिक्सटन”
- Hungarian: “Dixton”
- Irish: “Llandidiwg”
- Japanese: “ディクストン”
- Persian: “دیکستون”
- Welsh: “Dixton”
- Welsh: “Llandydiwg”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haberdashers‘ Agincourt School and Monmouth Comprehensive School.
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