Maryland, Monmouthshire
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Maryland is a small village in
Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...
, Wales.


Geography

Maryland is located six miles south east of
Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...
. It is situated in what is now termed the Wye Valley Forest Park, the
upland Upland or Uplands may refer to: Geography *Hill, an area of higher land, generally *Highland, an area of higher land divided into low and high points *Upland and lowland, conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level *I ...
area overlooking the Wye Valley
AONB An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of thei ...
and part of the Trellech ridge, a rural, partly wooded area of Monmouthshire.


History

A Methodist chapel was built at the village in 1860, but had been converted into other use by the 2000s.


References

Villages in Monmouthshire {{Monmouthshire-geo-stub