Chippenham Mead
Chippenham Mead is a town green in Monmouth, Wales. The meadow is registered common land and is situated between Blestium Street and the River Wye, intersected by the A40 Monmouth bypass.Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: sports venue
- Also known as: “Chippenham Park, Monmouth”
- Address: Blestium Street, Monmouth, NP25 3AF
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monmouth Castle and Monnow Bridge.
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 1,300 feet north of Chippenham Mead.
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 1,200 feet west of Chippenham Mead.
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 1,100 feet north of Chippenham Mead.
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 Mead
- Categories: sports venue and recreation area
- Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.80894° or 51° 48′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.71487° or 2° 42′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C3VR75P+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 136652850OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q860791
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In Other Languages
From Hungarian to Welsh—“Chippenham Mead” goes by many names.
- Hungarian: “Chippenham Park”
- Welsh: “Parc Chippenham, Trefynwy”
- Welsh: “Parc Chippenham”
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Highlights include Monmouth Sports Ground and Millennium Fields.
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