Abergavenny

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Roger Davies © "SO3015 : Ross Road bridge over the River Gavenny"

Alan Bowring © "SO3015 : Afon Gafenni from Ross Road"

Roger Davies © "SO3015 : WW2 pillboxes overlooking the River Gavenny"

Roger Davies © "SO3015 : WW2 pillbox overlooking the River Gavenny"

Roger Davies © "SO3014 : Bridges over the River Gavenny"

RAY JONES © "SO3115 : Maindiff Court Hospital"

Philip Halling © "SO2915 : Leisure centre and sports field, Abergavenny"

RAY JONES © "SO3014 : Waterwheels at Mill House"

RAY JONES © "SO3014 : Mill House"

G Bradshaw © "SO3014 : Road Junction."

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Abergavenny

TitleAbergavenny

CountyGwent

CoordinatesLat : 51.8333333 Lon : -3.0166667

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Description Incorrect Description? Tell Us!Abergavenny, meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a town in the principal area of Monmouthshire, Wales.

It is 15 miles (24 km) west of Monmouth. Situated at the confluence of a tributary stream called the Gavenny with the River Usk, it is almost surrounded by seven lofty hills, namely the huge Blorenge (over 1,800 feet above sea level), the conical Sugar Loaf / Mynnydd Pen-y-Fal (nearly 2000 feet high), the craggy Holy Mountain / Big Skirrid / Ysgyryd Fawr, the conical Little Skirrid / Ysgyryd Fach, the rounded Deri, the beautiful Rholben and Mynnydd Llanwenarth one of the guardians of the upper Usk valley. The town was formerly walled for defence, was possibly initially an Iron Age settlement and subsequently a Roman fort called Gobannium and contains the remains of a castle built soon after the Norman Conquest, frequently the scene of border strife. It is in the Welsh Marches some nine miles from the border.

A sign on the Town Hall gives Abergavenny the title 'Gateway to Wales' — this is thought to refer to the fought-after border running north-south through the town to other castles including Ewyas Harold and Usk. When formed, the county of Monmouthshire (referred to historically as 'Wales and Monmouthshire') comprised a 'Welsh sector' to the west and English to the east. Today, as well as a local Monmouthshire accent, those from the nearby Welsh valleys, Herefordshire and the Forest of Dean can be heard in the town along with accents of tourists and visitors from all over the world in summer.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Abergavenny"

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