Beachley

Beachley
Old ferry terminal and inn at Beachley, seen from the Severn Bridge
Beachley is located in Gloucestershire
Beachley
Beachley
Location within Gloucestershire
Population764 
OS grid referenceST551910
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHEPSTOW
Postcode districtNP16
Dialling code01291
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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51°36′58″N 2°38′54″W / 51.61603°N 2.64844°W / 51.61603; -2.64844

Beachley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, near the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located on a peninsula at the confluence of the rivers Wye and Severn, where the Severn Bridge ends and the smaller secondary bridge over the River Wye begins, both bridges carrying the M48 motorway between England and Wales though the motorway is not directly accessible from the village. The tidal range on this stretch of water is the highest in the UK. Before the construction of the bridge it was a ferry port from where the Aust Ferry operated until 1966. The population in 2011 was 764.[1]

  1. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".