Historic houses · South Wales
Abergavenny town walls
Abergavenny town walls — a Grade II*-listed historic house in wales-south, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Abergavenny · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Abergavenny town walls, the nearest railway station is Abergavenny, located 0.8 km away. The postcode for the site is NP7 5EH. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Abergavenny town walls is a Grade II*-listed building in wales-south, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Abergavenny's town walls are a sequence of defensive walls built around the town of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
After the Norman invasion of Wales in the 11th century, a castle was built at Abergavenny; this included a relatively small, walled town. This town had a rectangle of wooden walls, protected by a V-shaped ditch, stopping just short of the modern Cross Street. In the 12th century this ditch was filled in, possibly because of a pressure on land in the town, and the town of Abergavenny then appears to have lacked any defences until the late 13th century. In the late 13th century a larger town wall was built around Abergavenny in stone, forming an oval shape, approximately 350 m by 215 m across. The wall was paid for and maintained by murage, by which the king allowed a city to raise taxes on…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8216, -3.0185
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Abergavenny
- Postcode
- NP7 5EH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Nearest railway station
- Abergavenny — 0.8 km
- Official site
- grokipedia.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4667092 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Abergavenny town walls (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Abergavenny town walls?
- Abergavenny town walls is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP7 5EH), in the parish of Abergavenny.
- What is Abergavenny town walls?
- Abergavenny town walls — a Grade II*-listed historic house in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Abergavenny town walls?
- The nearest railway station is Abergavenny, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NP7 5EH.
- Who owns Abergavenny town walls?
- Abergavenny town walls is owned by | open_to_public =.
- Is Abergavenny town walls a listed building?
- Abergavenny town walls is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Abergavenny town walls a protected site?
- Yes — Abergavenny town walls is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Abergavenny town walls?
- The nearest railway station is Abergavenny, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP7 5EH.