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    Portskewett (Welsh: Porthsgiwed or Porthysgewin) is a village and community (parish) in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located four miles south...
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    Portskewett railway station is a former station serving Portskewett, Wales, four miles south west of Chepstow and one mile east of Caldicot. It was opened...
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    St Mary's is located in the centre of the village of Portskewett, Monmouthshire. It is a Grade I listed building as of 19 August 1955. The church has...
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    Portskewett Pier was a station on the Bristol & South Wales Union Railway. The pier at Black Rock, near Portskewett, was the Welsh side of the New Passage...
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  • Marina, South East England Black Rock, a crossing of the River Severn at Portskewett, Monmouthshire Black Rock Gorge, through which the Allt Graad flows in...
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    School, and is known for its medieval castle. The built-up area includes Portskewett. Caldicot had a population of 9,604 in 2011. There was considerable activity...
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    Manor Farmhouse and Manor Cottage, Portskewett, Monmouthshire is a country house dating from early 17th century. The house is a Grade II* listed building...
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    area and South Wales involved a ferry journey between New Passage and Portskewett or a long detour via Gloucester. Officials within the Great Western Railway...
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    Second Severn Crossing on the Severn Estuary, and adjoins the village of Portskewett. It was largely built in the late 19th century for workers on the Severn...
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    [South Wales] line in June 1850, intermediate stations to the west of Portskewett [as far as the Usk at Newport] were initially provided at Magor and Llanwern...
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    Beach. A short spur was made on the Welsh side of the River Severn at Portskewett, connecting in to the South Wales Railway main line. In conjunction with...
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    north–south road from Shrewsbury, via Monmouth and Trellech, to the sea at Portskewett. Excavations at Caerwent have revealed remains and everyday objects from...
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    tradition, in about the 6th century Caradoc moved his court from Caerwent to Portskewett, perhaps meaning nearby Sudbrook. Other suggestions are that Gwent was...
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  • Romans Recycle" Wickenby, Lincolnshire 23 March 2008 (2008-03-23) 189 13 "Hunting King Harold" Portskewett, Monmouthshire 30 March 2008 (2008-03-30)...
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    Gauge Society class code Viper ended its days in the 1860s working the Portskewett Branch of the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway. later 16 in × 20 in...
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    Portskewett (1863–1964) ("Portskewett Junction" 1863–1886)...
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    Pen-y-cae-mawr Pen-y-clawdd Pen-twyn Penallt Penpergwm Penperlleni Penrhos Portskewett Pwllmeyric Raglan Redbrook Redwick Rockfield Rogiet St Arvans St Brides...
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    Pen-y-cae-mawr Pen-y-clawdd Pen-twyn Penallt Penpergwm Penperlleni Penrhos Portskewett Pwllmeyric Raglan Redbrook Redwick Rockfield Rogiet St Arvans St Brides...
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  • Caldicot, Devauden, Kilgwrrwg, Llanfihangel nigh Rogiet, Llangwm, Mathern, Portskewett, Rogiet, St. Arvans, Shirenewton, Tintern and Undy. The town of Chepstow...
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    Pen-y-cae-mawr Pen-y-clawdd Pen-twyn Penallt Penpergwm Penperlleni Penrhos Portskewett Pwllmeyric Raglan Redbrook Redwick Rockfield Rogiet St Arvans St Brides...
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    Pen-y-cae-mawr Pen-y-clawdd Pen-twyn Penallt Penpergwm Penperlleni Penrhos Portskewett Pwllmeyric Raglan Redbrook Redwick Rockfield Rogiet St Arvans St Brides...
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    (Redwick) • Mathern • Mounton • Nash • Newchurch • Penhow • Penterry • Portskewett • Rogiet • St Arvans • St Brides Netherwent • St Pierre • Shirenewton...
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  • 1963 (to all traffic) Bristol and South Wales Union Railway Bristol to Portskewett 23 November 1964 Bristol Port Railway and Pier Hotwells to Avonmouth...
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    Caldicot, along with St. Mary's Church Caldicot and St. Mary's Church Portskewett. As of 2011, the church faced closure due to scarcity of parish funds...
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    Pen-y-cae-mawr Pen-y-clawdd Pen-twyn Penallt Penpergwm Penperlleni Penrhos Portskewett Pwllmeyric Raglan Redbrook Redwick Rockfield Rogiet St Arvans St Brides...
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    significant numbers of Atlantic salmon and common eel. At Black Rock, Portskewett, a traditional method of fishing for salmon with lave nets is practised...
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    gauge South Wales Railway in 1850, although the nearest station was at Portskewett, two miles to the east. In 1861 a private siding was opened to serve...
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    constituency. Fox runs a farm in Portskewett in the south of Monmouthshire. In 1990 Fox and his wife Joanne moved to Portskewett, Monmouthshire, to be dairy...
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    dilapidated, but still occupied, Roman villa near Chepstow (probably at Portskewett) included in an account of a visit by St Tatheus; and the Roman ruins...
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    the Clifton Antiquarian Club. The tumulus at the site Heston Brake in Portskewett was opened and examined under the direction of the members of the two...
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