Mounton
village in Monmouthshire, United Kingdom
Mounton is a hamlet in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom, located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Chepstow in a rural setting.
The parish was originally part of the holdings of Chepstow Priory, with the name Monktown. It has a tiny parish church dedicated to Saint Andoenus, which was almost wholly rebuilt in 1880 and which lies in the Parish of Mathern and Mounton with St Pierre. It is part of the Severn Wye Ministry Area. The church has stained glass windows by James Powell and Sons and Clayton and Bell. One of the gravestones, to a Christopher Cooper, is dated 8 April 1680. It is believed that the current structure was built on the site of a monastic cell, from the Middle Ages.
Until the late 19th century the village had three water mills, producing paper, carpets and cloth. These were called Lady Mill, Lark Mill and Linnet Mill. The last owner, John Birt, closed the mills down in 1876 after being accused of polluting Mounton Brook.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 21, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q6925824. Authority coordinates are 51.636, -2.704. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1880, 1680 and 1876.
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