Maryland, Monmouthshire

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Maryland is a small village in Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Geography

Maryland is located six miles south east of Monmouth. It is situated in what is now termed the Wye Valley Forest Park, the upland area overlooking the Wye Valley AONB and part of the Trellech ridge, a rural, partly wooded area of Monmouthshire.[ citation needed ]

History

A Methodist chapel was built at the village in 1860, but had been converted into other use by the 2000s. [1]

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References

  1. "Maryland Methodist Chapel". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. October 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

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