Caerwent village [8]
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Caerwent village [8]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 2 Sep 2022
The founder's plaque on the central community room of the Burton Almshouses. Built in 1913 by an important local landowner, the almshouses were designed for twelve 'old and decrepit' women. Constructed of squared, coursed sandstone under a tile roof. See also Image and Image The 12 cottages are individually listed, grade II, the details for number 12 are at: https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=&id=23058 Caerwent is a village in Monmouthshire, located about 10 miles east of Newport and some 4½ five miles southwest of Chepstow. It was founded by the Romans circa AD 75 as a market town of Venta Silurum, for the defeated Silures tribe. The modern village is built around the well-preserved Roman ruins and it remained prominent as a centre for the Kingdom of Gwent after the Roman occupation and as the site of an important road crossing. Most of the village is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=&id=3824
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Image Location
Latitude
51.610929
Longitude
-2.764332