Monnow Street Toilets

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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.

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 1,200 feet northeast of Monnow Street Toilets.

Church of St Thomas the Martyr

Church

Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Thomas the Martyr at Overmonnow, Monmouth, south east Wales, is located beside the medieval Monnow Bridge across the River Monnow. At least part of the building dates from around 1180, and it has a fine 12th-century Norman chancel arch, though the exterior was largely rebuilt in the early 19th century. Church of St Thomas the Martyr is situated 330 feet southwest of Monnow Street Toilets.

Places in the Area

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

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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

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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.

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