Saint John

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Monmouth Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Saint John.

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. Shire Hall is situated 1½ miles south of Saint John.

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. Monnow Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Saint John.

Places in the Area

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.

Great Manson Farm, Monmouth

Hamlet

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Manson Farm is a property on the northern outskirts of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, in the Buckholt area. It is in the Manson Lane neighbourhood, within the electoral division of Dixton with Osbaston.

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.

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