Chepstow

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Chepstow

Total population

12,350

Coordinates51.64°, -2.68°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Chepstow is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about 2 miles (3 km) above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the western end of the Severn Bridge. It is the easternmost settlement in Wales, situated 16 miles (26 km) east of Newport, 28 miles (45 km) east-northeast of Cardiff, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Bristol and 110 miles (180 km) west of London.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

O

Owain Yeoman

British actor (born 1978)

Richard Meade

Welsh Olympic equestrian (1938–2015)

Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort

British politician (1709-1756)

James Wilson

Welsh association football player

Lewis Oliva

racing cyclist

Paul Parry

Welsh footballer (born 1980)

E

Edward Peake

English rugby union footballer and cricketer (1860-1945)

Eleanor Anne Ormerod

British entomologist, editor (1828-1901)

J

John Pullin

English rugby union footballer (1941-2021)

M

Mary Katherine Herbert

British Special Operations Executive agent (1903–1983)

T

Thomas Gillespie

Scottish rower (1892-1914)

B

Bert Bennett

English footballer (1889-1968)

C

Charles St John David

Australian civil engineer

E

Eddie Parris

Welsh footballer (1911-1971)

E

Eric Francis

architect (1887-1976)

H

Henry English Fulford

British diplomat

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wales

• St Arvans
  1.9 mi away
• Leechpool
  3.3 mi away
• Shirenewton
  3.3 mi away
• Crick
  3.6 mi away
• Caerwent
  4.3 mi away · pop. 1,791
• Devauden
  4.6 mi away
• Llanfihangel Rogiet
  6.3 mi away
• Trellech
  7.5 mi away
• Llangwm
  7.7 mi away
• Parc Seymour
  7.8 mi away · pop. 744
• Llanmartin
  9 mi away
• Llanllowell
  9.2 mi away

Browse all places in Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chepstow

Annual report and financial statement

Chepstow & District Hospital (Chepstow, Wales) · 1926

[Report 1947]

Chepstow (Wales). Rural District Council. nb2006021759 · 1947

[Report 1953]

Chepstow (Wales). Rural District Council. nb2006021759 · 1953

[Report 1949]

Chepstow (Wales). Rural District Council. nb2006021759 · 1949

[Report 1950]

Chepstow (Wales). Rural District Council. nb2006021759 · 1950

[Report 1951]

Chepstow (Wales). Rural District Council. nb2006021759 · 1951

[Report 1952]

Chepstow (Wales). Rural District Council. nb2006021759 · 1952

[Report 1954]

Chepstow (Wales). Rural District Council. nb2006021759 · 1954

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

rock samphire

Crithmum maritimum

Seen 2026-09-17

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Seen 2026-09-17

purpletop vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Seen 2026-09-17

Meadow Grasshopper

Pseudochorthippus parallelus

Seen 2026-09-17

European mountain ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Seen 2026-09-17

European beech

Fagus sylvatica

Seen 2026-09-17

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-09-17

Japanese spindle tree

Euonymus japonicus

Seen 2026-09-17

European ash

Fraxinus excelsior

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers