Start / End of Offa’s dyke
Start / End of Offa’s dyke is a monument in Tidenham, Forest of Dean, England. Start / End of Offa’s dyke is situated nearby to Fossil Beach, as well as near the archaeological site Buttington Stone.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fossil Beach and Chepstow railway station.
Fossil Beach
Beach
Fossil Beach, at Sedbury, Gloucestershire, England, is beneath the Sedbury Cliffs by the River Severn and is known as a rich source of easily discovered fossils. It is within the Severn Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest. Fossil Beach is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Start / End of Offa’s dyke.
Chepstow railway station
Railway station
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chepstow railway station is a part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is operated by Transport for Wales. Chepstow station is on the Gloucester to Newport Line, 141 miles 33 chains from the zero point at Paddington, measured via Stroud. Chepstow railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Start / End of Offa’s dyke.
Priory Church of St Mary, Chepstow
Church
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Parish and Priory Church of St Mary is located in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Parts of the building, including its ornate west doorway, date from the late 11th century and are contemporary with the nearby Norman castle. Priory Church of St Mary, Chepstow is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Start / End of Offa’s dyke.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beachley and Sedbury.
Beachley
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beachley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, near the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located on a peninsula at the confluence of the rivers Wye and Severn, where the Severn Bridge ends and the smaller secondary bridge over the River Wye begins, both bridges carrying the M48 motorway between England and Wales though the motorway is not directly accessible from the village.
Sedbury
Village
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sedbury is a village in the Forest of Dean district of west Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the eastern bank of the River Wye, facing the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire.
Chepstow
Photo: wildlife encounters, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Start / End of Offa’s dyke
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Tidenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.63257° or 51° 37′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.64838° or 2° 38′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C3VJ9M2+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 3855419671OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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