St Maughans

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St Maughans
Monmouthshire
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St. Maughans church
Location
Grid reference: SO461171
Location: 51°50’60"N, 2°47’2"W
Data
Post town: Monmouth
Postcode: NP25
Dialling code: 01600
Local Government
Council: Monmouthshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Monmouth

St Maughans is a village and ancient parish in Monmouthshire, three miles north-west of Monmouth. The parish also contains the hamlets of St Maughans Green and Maypole.

History and amenities

St Maughans is close to the River Monnow and the Herefordshire border. The village has an eponymous church. The parish contains the Hilston Park country house and estate.

The village has given its name to the St Maughans Formation, the lowest Devonian rocks of the Old Red Sandstone.

Outside links

Hilston Park
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