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Portskewett
  • Welsh: Porthsgiwed / Porthysgewin
Parish church of St. Mary
Portskewett is located in Monmouthshire
Portskewett
Portskewett
Location within Monmouthshire
Population2,133 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST499881
Principal area
  • Monmouthshire
Preserved county
  • Gwent
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCALDICOT
Postcode districtNP26
Dialling code01291
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
  • Monmouth
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°35′24″N 2°43′30″W / 51.590°N 2.7251°W / 51.590; -2.7251

Portskewett (Welsh: Porthsgiwed or Porthysgewin) is a village and community (parish) in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located four miles south west of Chepstow and one mile east of Caldicot, in an archaeologically sensitive part of the Caldicot Levels on the Welsh shore of the Severn Estuary. The Second Severn Crossing passes overhead carrying the M4 motorway. The community includes Sudbrook, Crick and Leechpool.

  1. ^ "Community and ward population 2011". Retrieved 4 April 2015.

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