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Alvington

Alvington is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, situated on the A48 road, six miles north-east of Chepstow in Wales.

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The parish had a total population of 506 at the 2011 census.

How locals move

Getting around Alvington the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Tintern, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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