Chepstow Town Gate
The Town Gate at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, known locally as the Town Arch, was historically the only landward entrance to the town through the Port Wall, and a point where tolls for those resorting to the town and its market were collected.Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: Grade I listed gateway in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Town Gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chepstow Castle and Chepstow Library.
Chepstow Castle
Photo: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chepstow Castle at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located above cliffs on the River Wye, construction began in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern. Chepstow Castle is situated 1,100 feet north of Chepstow Town Gate.
Chepstow Library
Library
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chepstow Library is situated 340 feet north of Chepstow Town Gate.
Chepstow Bus Station
Bus station
Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chepstow Bus Station is situated 360 feet southwest of Chepstow Town Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chepstow and Sedbury.
Chepstow
Photo: wildlife encounters, CC BY 2.0.
Chepstow is an ancient market town and former port situated on the River Wye in South Wales a short distance upstream from where the Wye and Severn rivers merge.
Sedbury
Village
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sedbury is a village in the Forest of Dean district of west Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the eastern bank of the River Wye, facing the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire.
Tutshill
Village
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tutshill is a village within the parish of Tidenham in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the eastern bank of the River Wye, which forms the boundary with Monmouthshire at this point and which separates the village from the town of Chepstow.
Chepstow Town Gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.64099° or 51° 38′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.67657° or 2° 40′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C3VJ8RF+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 863563700OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q5091740
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Welsh—“Chepstow Town Gate” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Chepstow Town Gate”
- Welsh: “Porth tref Cas-gwent”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include George Hotel and Chepstow Town Council.
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