Chippenham
Chippenham is a locality in Monmouth, Wales. Chippenham is situated nearby to the suburb Overmonnow, as well as near the locality May Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monnow Bridge and Monmouth Castle.
Monnow Bridge
Photo: Bob Crowther, CC BY 2.0.
Monnow Bridge, in Monmouth, Wales, is the only remaining fortified river bridge in Great Britain with its gate tower standing on the bridge. Such bridge towers were common across Europe from medieval times, but many were destroyed due to urban expansion, diminishing defensive requirements and the increasing demands of traffic and trade.
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.
Church of St Thomas the Martyr
Church
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Thomas the Martyr at Overmonnow, Monmouth, south east Wales, is located beside the medieval Monnow Bridge across the River Monnow. At least part of the building dates from around 1180, and it has a fine 12th-century Norman chancel arch, though the exterior was largely rebuilt in the early 19th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Overmonnow and Wyesham.
Overmonnow
Suburb
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Overmonnow is a suburb of the town of Monmouth, in Wales, which is located to the west of the River Monnow and the Monnow Bridge. 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.
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.
Dixton
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Chippenham
- Type: Locality
- Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.80869° or 51° 48′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.71784° or 2° 43′ 4″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9C3VR75J+FVGeoNames ID
13272849
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