Chepstow features [12]
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Chepstow features [12]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 2 Sep 2022
Entrance gates to The Mount, probably mid 19th century. Four tall rectangular iron piers supporting double gates and similar narrow pedestrian gates on either side. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=&id=27107 Chepstow, the most easterly town in Wales, is located on the tidal River Wye, some 3 miles above its confluence with the River Severn. There is evidence of continuous human occupation from the Mesolithic period. The town grew in importance when the Normans erected a castle at what was the lowest bridging point of the River Wye. The town flourished as a port, being exempt from English taxation, and it mainly traded in timber and bark from the Wye Valley. The town became an important centre for tourism from the late eighteenth century.
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Image Location
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51.643851
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-2.681931