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PIERCEFIELD, a seat on the S E border of Monmouth; on the river Wye, 1¼ mile N of Chepstow. Itbelonged formerly to Valentine Morris; passed to N. Wells, Esq.; belongs now to J. Russell, Esq.; containsfour pieces of tapestry which belonged to Louis X VI.; and stands in a park of remarkable beauty, laid out in the old-fashioned style, and measuring about 1½ mile inlength.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Monmouthshire AncC |
Place: | Piercefield |
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