A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Monmouth. You may be able to find further references to Monmouth in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.
| Place | Type of entry | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MONMOUTH | a town, a parish, a sub-district, and a district | Imperial |
This website includes the complete texts of books describing journeys around Britain, written between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. Selecting one of the links below will take you to the first reference to Monmouth within the selected text. This will not always be a description of a visit: travellers often mention places other than where they are, for example as a basis for comparison.
| Traveller | Section | No. of Refs. |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Young | 1776 Tour of South Wales and South Midlands | 6 |
| William Camden | Hereford, Radnor, Brecon, Monmouth and Glamorgan | 3 |
| Daniel Defoe | Letter 6, Part 3: Worcester, Hereford and Wales | 3 |
| William Gilpin | Ross to Monmouth | 3 |
| William Gilpin | Monmouth to Tintern | 3 |
| Henry Vincent | Mar. 10 to 16: Gloucester, Tewkesbury and Hereford | 3 |
| Henry Vincent | Mar. 16 to 23: Wye valley, Newport and Devizes | 3 |
| Henry Vincent | May 6 to 11: Arrest, and Monmouth Gaol | 3 |
| William Gilpin | Tintern to Chepstow | 2 |
| George Borrow | Tom O' the Dingle | 1 |
| George Borrow | Conclusion: Newport and Chepstow | 1 |
| Gerald of Wales | Book I, Ch. 4: Coed Grono and Abergevenni | 1 |
| Gerald of Wales | Book I, Ch. 5: Usk and Caerleon | 1 |
| William Gilpin | London to Ross | 1 |
| William Gilpin | To the source of the Wye | 1 |
| William Gilpin | Monmouth to Llandovery | 1 |
| John Wesley | 1777-80: On the Isle of Man; City Road Chapel; Wesley Visits Lord George Gordon | 1 |
| Henry Vincent | Mar. 24 to Apr. 1: Newport and Stroud | 1 |
This website includes two large libraries, of historical travel writing and of entries from nineteenth century gazetteers describing places. We have text from these sources available for these places near your location:
| Place | Mentioned in Travel Writing | Mentioned in Hist. Gazetteer |
|---|---|---|
| Osbaston | 0 | 1 |
| Dixton | 0 | 3 |
| Ganarew | 0 | 2 |
| Mitchell Troy | 0 | 2 |
| Rockfield | 0 | 2 |
| Staunton | 0 | 2 |
| Wonastow | 0 | 2 |
| Redbrook | 0 | 2 |
| Penalt | 0 | 2 |
| Welsh Newton | 2 | 3 |
| Llanrothal | 0 | 2 |
| Whitchurch | 1 | 2 |
| Symonds Yat | 4 | 2 |
| Llangrove | 0 | 3 |
| St Maughans | 0 | 2 |
| Grace Dieu | 0 | 2 |
| Cwmcarfan | 0 | 1 |
| Huntsham | 0 | 2 |
| Coldwell Rocks | 1 | 2 |
| Llangatwg Feibion Afel | 0 | 2 |