Beachley
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For the former professional surfer, see Layne Beachley.
Beachley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, near the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located on a peninsula at the confluence of the rivers Wye and Severn, where the Severn Bridge ends and the smaller secondary bridge over the River Wye begins, both bridges carrying the M48 motorway between England and Wales though the motorway is not directly accessible from the village. The tidal range on this stretch of water is the highest in the UK. Before the construction of the bridge it was a ferry port from where the Aust Ferry operated until 1966. The population in 2011 was 764.[1]
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Old ferry terminal and inn at Beachley, seen from the Severn Bridge | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 764 |
OS grid reference | ST551910 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHEPSTOW |
Postcode district | NP16 |
Dialling code | 01291 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
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