Monmouth County Gaol
The County Gaol, situated in North Parade, Monmouth, Wales, was Monmouthshire's main prison when it was opened in 1790. It served as the county jail of Monmouthshire and criminals or those who fell foul of the authorities were hanged here until the 1850s and some 3,000 people viewed the last hanging.- Type: Building
- Description: building in Monmouth, Wales
- Also known as: “Former County Gaol”
- Address: Hereford Road
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monmouth Castle and Monmouth Priory.
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 1,900 feet southwest of Monmouth County Gaol.
Monmouth Priory
Public building
Photo: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monmouth Priory, in Priory Street, Monmouth, Wales, is a building that incorporates the remains of the monastic buildings attached to St Mary's Priory Church. Monmouth Priory is situated 1,300 feet south of Monmouth County Gaol.
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 1,900 feet south of Monmouth County Gaol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dixton and Osbaston.
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.
Osbaston
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Osbaston is a suburb of Monmouth, Wales, located less than 1 mile north of the town centre. It was the site of one of the first public electricity generating stations in Britain, using water power from the River Monnow.
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.
Monmouth County Gaol
Latitude
51.81707° or 51° 49′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.71369° or 2° 42′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C3VR78P+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 167664199OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q767102
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Monmouth County Gaol” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Cárcel del Condáu de Monmouth”
- Dutch: “Monmouth County Gaol”
- Esperanto: “Provinca Malliberejo de Monmouth”
- Hindi: “मॉनमाउथ काउंटी जेल”
- Hungarian: “Megyei fegyház”
- Russian: “Монмутская окружная тюрьма”
- Welsh: “Carchar Trefynwy”
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Highlights include Cottage Hospital, Monmouth and North Parade House.
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