Pwllmeyric
Pwllmeyric is a small village in Monmouthshire, Wales, located 1 mile south west of Chepstow, on the A48 road within the parish of Mathern.
Pwllmeyric is a small village in Monmouthshire, Wales, located 1 mile south west of Chepstow, on the A48 road within the parish of Mathern. The name Pwllmeyric means, in Welsh, "Meurig's pool" and refers to the pwll or creek of the Severn estuary which, before it silted up, linked the village to the sea. It was named for Meurig ap Tewdrig, king of the early Welsh kingdoms of Gwent and Glywysing in the 5th or 6th century, who buried his father Tewdrig at Mathern.
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Worth seeing in and around Pwllmeyric
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Chepstow Castle
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.
2.2 km · castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 02Old Wye Bridge
The Old Wye Bridge or Town Bridge at Chepstow, known historically as Chepstow Bridge, crosses the River Wye between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England, close to Chepstow Castle. Although there had been earlier wooden bridges on the site since Norman times, the current road bridge was constructed of cast iron in 1816 during the Regency period, by John Rastrick of Bridgnorth, who greatly modified earlier plans by John Rennie.
2.6 km · bridge in Chepstow, south-east Wales · Wikipedia - 03St Mary's Church
The Parish and Priory Church of St Mary is located in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Parts of the building, including its ornate west doorway, date from the late 11th century and are contemporary with the nearby Norman castle.
2.3 km · church in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 04Chepstow Railway Bridge
Chepstow Railway Bridge is a former railway bridge built to a design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1852. Known as the "Great Tubular Bridge", it spanned the River Wye at Chepstow, Wales, and is considered one of Brunel's major achievements.
2.6 km · grade II listed railway bridge in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Powis Almshouses
The Powis Almshouses are a block of almshouses in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, at the junction of Church Street and Bridge Street. The building dates from about 1721, and was constructed as a result of a bequest from Thomas Powis, a vintner who was probably born in the town.
2.2 km · building in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06St Tewdric's Church
St Tewdric's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is purportedly built over the resting place of Saint Tewdrig for whom it is named.
1.6 km · church in Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 07Otter Hole
Otter Hole is a cave in Britain, known for being well decorated. Located on the Wales–England border just north of Chepstow, the cave runs from the banks of the tidal River Wye under the Chepstow Racecourse and onwards through various chambers, each rich with cave formations.
3.7 km · cave in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Chepstow Museum
Chepstow Museum is a museum in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is operated by Monmouthshire Museums Service.
2.5 km · local museum in Chepstow · Wikipedia - 0914 Beaufort Square
14 Beaufort Square in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a townhouse of medieval origins. The present building was mainly constructed in the early 19th century.
2.1 km · building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 10Raglan Lodge
Raglan Lodge is a Grade II* listed building in Beaufort Square, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. Though the frontage dates from the early 19th century, parts of the building date from the medieval period and the ground floor vaulted hall was probably the town's 14th century moot hall.
2.1 km · house in Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
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Getting to Pwllmeyric
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 27 km · Cardiff (CWL), 52 km · Birmingham (BHX), 112 km
- Stations
- Chepstow railway station, 2.2 km
- Cardiff → Pwllmeyric37 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · £4.5–6
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Pwllmeyric109 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £13–17
- London → Pwllmeyric178 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Pwllmeyric
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Pwllmeyric. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextThe bridge over the river, which opened in 1906 and replaced a ferry (which promptly went bankrupt owing to an inevitable loss of custom), is particularly fine.
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Next door to Pwllmeyric
Pwllmeyric is 20 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.