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409: 50: 546: 554: 57: 31: 683:, and Llandogo, which is further down the Wye Valley. It was closed on 5 January 1959 when the line was closed to passenger services. St Briavels station was renamed three time during its life: firstly Bigsweir Station, then St Briavels and Llandogo Station, and finally St Briavels Station. Eventually a new halt was provided. 219: 687:
was a request stop on the former Wye Valley Railway. It was opened on 7 March 1927 to serve the village of Llandogo. It was closed in 1959 following the withdrawal of passenger services on the line. It was the smallest construction on the Wye Valley Railway.
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and across the Severn Estuary, finishing in Llandogo. The house belonged to Count Henry Philip Ducarel de la Pasture, whose wife and daughter were both well-known novelists, as
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Brown's Stores was the village's only general goods store since 1921 until it closed in 2021. The family itself have lived in the village for generations.
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Cleddon Shoots is an area of acidic woodland on the east facing slope of the valley above Llandogo. The main trees present are
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The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain
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There are many local walks along the river bank and up through the village to Cleddon Shoots, a local
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and across the Bristol Channel, being larger than the smaller, lighter flat bottomed trows.
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Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust Historic Landscape Characterisation: Llandogo
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The Priory is a villa built in 1838 for John Gough by the architects
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walk is just across the river. The village is designated as a
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Llandogo was a port, renowned at one time for building of the
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Llandogo was a main filming site for the 2019 TV series
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River Wye
Llandogo is located in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
OS grid reference
SO525039
Community
Wye Valley
Principal area
Monmouthshire
Preserved county
Gwent
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
NP25
Dialling code
Police
Gwent
Fire
South Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Monmouth
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Monmouth
UK

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