Orles Wood

Places of Interest

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

Ganarew

Village

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Ganarew is a village and small civil parish in south Herefordshire, England near the River Wye and the border with Wales. The village is located 0.62 miles southwest of the village of Whitchurch on the main A40 road, and lies within the electoral ward of Kerne Bridge.

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