Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Tintern within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
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.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Tintern (or Little Tintern), par. and vil. with ry. sta., Monmouthshire, on river Wye, 5½ miles N. of Chepstow and 9 miles S. of Monmouth by rail, 795 ac., pop. 326; P.O., T.O.