Newcastle, Monmouthshire
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Newcastle, Monmouthshire is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.
[edit] Location
Newcastle is located six miles north west of Monmouth and nine miles east of Abergavenny.
[edit] History & Amenities
Newcastle has an early Norman motte and bailey castle site, hence the name, and it is situated close to the present day England Wales border in the southern Welsh Marches.
Hilston Park is located nearby [1].
The village today is quiet and rural and in rolling countryside typical of this part of Monmouthshire.
[edit] External links
- Castle UK website info on Newcastle castle site
- Kelly's 1901 Directory of Monmouthshire on Newcastle
- Map sources for Newcastle, Monmouthshire
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