Tintern

Tintern
Tintern, viewed from the south
Tintern is located in Monmouthshire
Tintern
Tintern
Location within Monmouthshire
Population853 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO530000
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHEPSTOW
Postcode districtNP16
Dialling code01291
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°41′48″N 2°40′53″W / 51.69677°N 2.68142°W / 51.69677; -2.68142

Tintern (Welsh: Tyndyrn) is a village in the community of Wye Valley, on the west bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire, Wales, close to the border with England, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Chepstow. It is popular with tourists, in particular for the scenery and the ruined Tintern Abbey. Modern Tintern has been formed by the coalescence of two historic villages: Tintern Parva, forming the northern end of the village, and Chapel Hill, which forms the southern end. The village is designated as a Conservation Area.[2]

In 2022 the community was renamed from "Tintern" to "Wye Valley" and had boundary changes.[3]

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ Adopted Unitary Development Plan Archived 2010-07-12 at the Wayback Machine archive accessed 5 April 2018
  3. ^ "The Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2021". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2022.