Editing Monmouth (section)

==Geography==
Monmouth is in an area of [[Devonian]] age [[Old Red Sandstone]], at the point where the [[River Wye]] is joined by its tributary, the [[River Monnow]], and immediately north of the point at which the smaller [[River Trothy]] flows into the Wye from the west.  Immediately to the south, the Wye enters a valley, incised into sandstone and, in particular, [[Carboniferous Limestone]].  The town is surrounded by wooded hills to its north, east and south, including Buckholt Wood ({{convert|230|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}), [[The Kymin]] ({{convert|260|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}), and The Graig ({{convert|258|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}), with more gently undulating terrain to the west.<ref name=peterken>George Peterken, ''The New Naturalist Library: Wye Valley'', Collins, 2008, {{ISBN|978-0-00-716069-3}}, pp.31 et seq.</ref>  The town centre itself is sited on a low-lying spur between the [[floodplain]]s of the Wye and Monnow, and has frequently suffered from severe flooding.<ref>{{Cite journal | last=Kissack | first=Keith | year=2001 | title=Monmouth and the Floods | journal=Architectural History | volume=44 | pages=411–413 | publisher=SAHGB Publications Limited | jstor=1568771 | doi=10.2307/1568771 | s2cid=191841420 }}</ref> The [[water-meadow]]s to the north and south of the town centre, known respectively as [[Vauxhall Fields, Monmouth|Vauxhall Fields]] and [[Chippenham Mead]], have generally remained free of development.<ref>[http://www.edenvaleyoung.com/projects/descriptions/monmouth_strategic_floodrisk_mapping.php Edenvale Young: Monmouth Strategic Flood Risk Mapping] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817095739/http://www.edenvaleyoung.com/projects/descriptions/monmouth_strategic_floodrisk_mapping.php |date=17 August 2011 }}.  Accessed 11 January 2012</ref>

In climatic terms, the town is located between those areas around the [[Severn Estuary]] which show a maritime influence, and the cooler and drier conditions of the [[The Midlands|English Midlands]] further inland.<ref name=peterken/>  The nearby [[Ross-on-Wye]] [[weather station]] shows average daily maximum temperatures ranging from {{convert|7.3|°C|°F}} in January to {{convert|22.0|°C|°F}} in July, with 1504 hours of sunshine per year, and an average annual rainfall of {{convert|706|mm}}.<ref>[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/sites/ross_on_wye.html Met Office: Ross-On-Wye 1971–2000 averages] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523231844/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/sites/ross_on_wye.html |date=23 May 2012 }}.  Accessed 11 January 2012</ref>