In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Castleton like this:

CASTLETON, a village in Marshfield parish, Monmouth; 5 miles SW of Newport. It has a post office under Cardiff, two dissenting chapels, remains of a Norman castle, and three annual fairs.

Castleton through time

Castleton is now part of NEWPORT District. Click here for graphs and data of how NEWPORT has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Castleton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Castleton, in Newport and Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26523

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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