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Chepstow Racecourse From The Wyndcliff (9368)
Chepstow ( cy, Cas-gwent) is a town and community (Wales), community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining Wales-England border, the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the western end of the Severn Bridge. It is the Extreme points of Wales, easternmost settlement in Wales, situated east of Newport, Wales, Newport, east-northeast of Cardiff, northwest of Bristol and west of London. Chepstow Castle, situated on a clifftop above the Wye and its Old Wye Bridge, bridge, is often cited as the oldest surviving stone castle in Britain. The castle was established by William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, William FitzOsbern immediately after the Norman conquest, and was extended in later centuries before becoming ruined after the English Civil War, Civil War. A Benedictine priory was also established within the Port Wall, walled town, which was the centre of the Marcher lordshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monmouth (Assembly Constituency)
Monmouth ( cy, Mynwy) is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East (Senedd electoral region), South Wales East Senedd constituencies and electoral regions, electoral region, which elects four additional member system, additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Boundaries The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency), Monmouth UK Parliament constituency. The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region are Blaenau Gwent (Senedd constituency), Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly (Senedd constituency), Caerphilly, Islwyn (Senedd constituency), Islwyn, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Senedd constituency), Merthyr T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
