Cornwall House
Cornwall House is a town house located at numbers 56 and 58, Monnow Street in Monmouth, Wales. It dates in part from the 17th century but was rebuilt in several stages later.Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Grade II* listed building in Monmouth, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “56 and 58 Monnow Street” and “58 Monnow Street”
- Address: 56-58 Monnow Street, Monmouth, NP25 3EN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monmouth Castle and Shire Hall.
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 630 feet north of Cornwall House.
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 680 feet northeast of Cornwall House.
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 810 feet southwest of Cornwall House.
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.
Cornwall House
- Category: townhouse
- Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8106° or 51° 48′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.71744° or 2° 43′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C3VR76M+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 164469970OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q524777
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Cornwall House” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cornwall House”
- German: “Cornwall House”
- Hungarian: “Cornwall House”
- Welsh: “Cornwall House”
- Welsh: “Ty Cernyw”
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