Caer-went (Caerwent)
Built-up area in Monmouthshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.612, -2.763 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 47 90 |
| Dialling code: | 01291 (Chepstow) |
Caerwent in Monmouthshire, Wales is a compact village best known as the site of the Roman town Venta Silurum, whose low walls, building platforms and occasional mosaic and tombstone finds still punctuate the surrounding fields. The village itself contains bits of Roman masonry reused in later buildings and a small museum and information panels for visitors, so it’s a quiet but important spot for anyone interested in Britain’s Roman past.
Set in rolling agricultural countryside close to the Severn Estuary and within easy reach of Newport, Chepstow and Cardiff, Caerwent today combines a rural, community feel with some commuter residents and steady interest from walkers and history enthusiasts; local life centres on village facilities and occasional community events rather than heavy industry.
Postcode districts covering Caer-went
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 12.6 miles
- Cardiff 19.4 miles
- Newport 8.8 miles
- Bath 23.5 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 19.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 14.9 miles
- Stroud 24.7 miles
- Cwmbran Central 11.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 11.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 16.9 miles
- Pontypool 13 miles
- Yate 15.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Caerwent Ward 1 mile
- Caldicot Castle Ward 1.1 miles
- Dewstow Ward 1.3 miles
- Caldicot Cross Ward 1.4 miles
- Caldicot Built-up area 1.4 miles
- West End Ward 1.6 miles
- Severn Ward 1.8 miles
- Rogiet Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Shirenewton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Portskewett Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Llanvaches Parish 2.8 miles
- Magor East with Undy Ward 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Caer-went
NP26 5QZ, NP26 5AW, NP26 5NT, NP26 5AS, NP26 5AG, NP26 5NX, NP26 5AR, NP26 5AT, NP26 5NY … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 15.9 miles
- Cardiff Airport 29 miles
- Caldicot Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Severn Tunnel Junction 2 miles
Hotels near Caer-went Ad
- The Coach & Horses Inn 3 0.1 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Magor 3 3.5 miles
- Ty Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Delta Hotels St. Pierre Country Club 4 2.6 miles
- Two Rivers Lodge by Marston’s Inns 4 3.9 miles
- The Three Tuns 4 4.5 miles
- The Beaufort Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- The Old Barn Inn 4 4.9 miles
- Mollie's Bristol 4 8.8 miles
- The Priory Hotel 4 8.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 4.4 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 8.4 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 8.9 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 9 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 11.2 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 11.3 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 11.6 miles
- Clevedon Court Estate 12.2 miles
- University of Bristol University 12.6 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 13 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 13.1 miles