Mounton
Encyclopedia
Mounton is a hamlet
in Monmouthshire
, south east Wales
, United Kingdom
, located two miles 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 St. Andoenus, which was almost wholly rebuilt in 1880. Until the late 19th century the village had three water mills, producing paper, carpets and cloth.
Mounton House School, now a special school for boys, was built as a country house in the Arts and Crafts
style in 1914 by Henry Avray Tipping
, better known as a garden designer and writer.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
, south east Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, located two miles west of Chepstow
Chepstow
Chepstow is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the River Wye, close to its confluence with the River Severn, and close to the western end of the Severn Bridge on the M48 motorway...
in a rural setting.
The parish was originally part of the holdings of Chepstow Priory
St. Mary's Church, Chepstow
The Priory and Parish Church of St. Mary is located in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Parts of the building, including its ornate west doorway, date from the late 11th century and are contemporary with the nearby Norman castle....
, with the name Monktown. It has a tiny parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
church dedicated to St. Andoenus, which was almost wholly rebuilt in 1880. Until the late 19th century the village had three water mills, producing paper, carpets and cloth.
Mounton House School, now a special school for boys, was built as a country house in the Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
style in 1914 by Henry Avray Tipping
Henry Avray Tipping
Henry Avray Tipping was a French-born British writer on country houses and gardens, and a garden designer.He was born in the Château de Ville-d'Avray near Versailles, while his parents were living in France before moving into Brasted Place in Kent, where he grew up...
, better known as a garden designer and writer.