Wyesham is a village and

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, Wales. It is located less than one mile east of

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, on the opposite side of the

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History and amenities

Wyesham is effectively a suburb of

the

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. The

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starts uphill from Wyesham and

Offa's Dyke Path Offa's Dyke Path () is a long-distance footpath loosely following the Wales–England border. Officially opened on 10 July 1971, by John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Lord Hunt, it is one of Britain's National Trails and draws hillwalking, walkers from th ...

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passes above the village and the

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runs close by beside the river. The Roundhouse and Royal Naval Temple which overlooks Monmouth and the

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at this point on Kymin Hill is located nearby.

Representation

Wyesham is a community

to Monmouth Town Council, electing four town councillors. The ward stretches north from Wyesham village, bounded to the west and the north by the River Wye and to the east by the

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border. Wyesham is also an electoral division of

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, coterminous with the community ward, electing a county councillor. The

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, 2008 and 2012 elections were won by

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councillor Elizabeth Hackett-Pain.

References

External links

Kymin Community website
* Monmouthshire electoral wards Villages in Monmouthshire {{Monmouthshire-geo-stub

History and amenities

Representation

See also

References

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