Monnow Bridge

Monnow Bridge, in , Wales, is the only remaining fortified river bridge in 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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bob Crowther, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Bridge in Monmouth, Wales
  • Also known as: “Monnow Bridge and Gateway”, “Monnow Bridge Gate, Monmouth”, and “Monnow Gate”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Thomas the Martyr and Monmouth Castle.

Church
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The at , , south east , is located beside the medieval Monnow Bridge across the . 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.

Castle
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a castle close to the centre of the town of , the county town of , on a hill above the in south-east . is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Monnow Bridge.

Community center
Photo: KJP1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large 17th-century Grade II* listed building in , south east . It is located to the southwest of the town at one end of Drybridge Street, close to the “dry bridge” over a small stream, which is now buried beneath a nearby roundabout. is situated 740 feet west of Monnow Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Overmonnow and Wyesham.

Suburb
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of the town of , in , which is located to the west of the 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.

Suburb
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and electoral ward in , Wales. It is located less than one mile east of , on the opposite side of the .

Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of , , 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 .

Monnow Bridge

Latitude
51.80903° or 51° 48′ 33″ north
Longitude
-2.71999° or 2° 43′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C3VR75J+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 855457354
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q250115
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Monnow Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر مونو”
  • Basque: “Monnow zubia”
  • Catalan: “Monnow Bridge”
  • Central Kurdish: “پردی مۆنۆ”
  • Chinese: “曼諾橋”
  • Czech: “Most přes Monnow”
  • Danish: “Monnow Bridge”
  • Dutch: “Monnow Bridge”
  • Esperanto: “Ponto Monnow”
  • Faroese: “Monnow Brúgvin”
  • French: “pont Monnow”
  • French: “Pont Monnow”
  • German: “Monnow Bridge”
  • Hindi: “मोंनो पुल”
  • Hungarian: “Monnow híd”
  • Indonesian: “Jembatan Monnow”
  • Japanese: “モノウ橋”
  • Latin: “Pons Mynwy”
  • Russian: “Мост Монноу”
  • Turkish: “Monnow Köprüsü”
  • Welsh: “Monnow Bridge”
  • Welsh: “Pont Mynwy”

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