Overmonnow
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb with 2,260 residents
- Description: suburb of Monmouth, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Over Monnow”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monnow Bridge and Drybridge House.
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.
Drybridge House
Community center
Photo: KJP1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Drybridge House is a large 17th-century Grade II* listed building in Monmouth, south east Wales. It is located to the southwest of the town at one end of Drybridge Street, close to the “dry bridge” over a small stream, which is now buried beneath a nearby roundabout.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Osbaston and Wonastow.
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.
Wonastow
Village
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wonastow is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located 2 miles south west of Monmouth.
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.
Overmonnow
- Category: locality
- Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.80839° or 51° 48′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.72738° or 2° 43′ 39″ westPopulation
2,260Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
9C3VR75F+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 577409730OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13272986Wikidata ID
Q749721
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Welsh—“Overmonnow” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Overmonnow”
- Indonesian: “Overmonnow”
- Irish: “Over Monnow”
- Japanese: “オーバーモノウ”
- Latin: “Overmonnow”
- Welsh: “Over Monnow”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Over Monnow Post Office and Monnow Vale Integrated Health and Social Care Facility.
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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 “Overmonnow”. Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.