St. Arvans (Llanarfan)
Ward in Monmouthshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.701, -2.694 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 52 00 |
| Dialling code: | 01291 (Chepstow) |
St. Arvans is a rural electoral ward in Monmouthshire, lying on the eastern fringe of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and close to Chepstow and the Severn Estuary. The area looks across the river towards the Forest of Dean and serves as a handy base for walkers, kayakers and visitors heading to local highlights such as Tintern Abbey and Chepstow Castle.
The ward combines historic villages and working farmland with a largely residential population, so tourism and outdoor recreation sit alongside agriculture and commuter households as key influences. Conservation of the landscape, a strong local community spirit and a sense of rural heritage shape everyday life and local events.
Postcode districts covering St. Arvans
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 17.1 miles
- Cardiff 24.9 miles
- Newport 14.1 miles
- Gloucester 22.6 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 18.1 miles
- Hereford 24.6 miles
- Stroud 20.2 miles
- Cwmbran Central 14.8 miles
- Cwmbrân 14.9 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 17.3 miles
- Pontypool 14.6 miles
- Yate 15.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tintern Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Catbrook Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Hewelsfield and Brockweir Parish 2.1 miles
- St. Arvans Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Llandogo Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Woodcroft Built-up area 3 miles
- Devauden Ward 3.4 miles
- St. Briavels Built-up area 3.5 miles
- St. Kingsmark Ward 3.5 miles
- Tidenham Parish 3.6 miles
- The Narth Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Tutshill and Sedbury Built-up area 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in St. Arvans
NP16 6SN, NP16 6EW, NP16 6SJ, NP16 6SH, NP16 6SX, NP16 6EY, NP25 4TR, NP16 6TY, NP16 6HB … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 22 miles
- Cardiff Airport 34.9 miles
- Chepstow Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Lydney Railway Station 7.1 miles
Hotels in St. Arvans Ad
Schools in St. Arvans
- Llandogo Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Ninewells Wood Forest 2.1 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 2.5 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 2.8 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 3.1 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 8.4 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 9 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 14 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 14.5 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 14.5 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 14.6 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 15.6 miles