Monmouth Sports Ground

Monmouth Sports Ground is a recreation area in Monmouth, Wales which is located on Blestium Street. Monmouth Sports Ground is situated nearby to Monmouth Tennis Club, as well as near the pitch Monmouth Bowls Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Monnow Bridge is situated 850 feet northwest of Monmouth Sports Ground.

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 1,700 feet north of Monmouth Sports Ground.

Chippenham Mead

Park

Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Chippenham Mead is situated 630 feet northeast of Monmouth Sports Ground.

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.

Monmouth Sports Ground

Type: Recreation area
Address: Blestium Street, Monmouth, NP25 3AF
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.80773° or 51° 48′ 28″ north

Longitude

-2.71685° or 2° 43′ 1″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9C3VR75M+37

OpenStreetMap ID

way 136652860

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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