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COLDWELL-ROCKS, a reach of grand rock scenery at the boundary between Gloucester and Hereford; on the river Wye, 4½ miles NE of Monmouth. High limestone precipices, overhung with shrubs and traversed by gullies, extend along the one bank; while fine meadows and the charming hill of Rosemary-Topping are on the other.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a reach of grand rock scenery" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
Administrative units: | Gloucestershire AncC Herefordshire AncC |
Place: | Coldwell Rocks |
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