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Tintern Abbey, Chapel Hill par., Monmouthshire, on river Wye, 4 miles N. of Chepstow; was founded for Cistercian monks in 1131, and is now, with its church and its numerous remains of monastic buildings, one of the most picturesque ruins in England.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Administrative units: | Monmouthshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Tintern |
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