BEACHLEY, Gloucestershire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

"BEACHLEY, a chapelry in the parish of Tidenham, hundred of Westbury, in the county of Gloucester, 2 miles to the S.E. of Chepstow. It is situated on the confluence of the Wye and Severn, at the south extremity of Offa's Dyke. From this place was the old ferry to Aust, the passage between Bristol and Wales. It had some military importance, and there are still remains of ancient earthworks. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £16, in the gift of the Vicar of Tidenham. The church is dedicated to St. John. The principal residence is Beachley Lodge, pleasantly situated, and commanding fine views of the Severn and the surrounding country."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]