What is Chepstow?
{{Infobox UK place | country = Wales | welsh_name = Cas-gwent | constituency_welsh_assembly = | official_name = Chepstow | unitary_wales = [[Monmouthshire]] | lieutenancy_wales = [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]] | constituency_westminster = [[Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Monmouth]] | post_town = CHEPSTOW | postcode_district = NP16 | postcode_area = NP | dial_code = 01291 | os_grid_reference = ST535935 | population = 14,195 | static_image = Chepstow Castle and Bridge from Tutshill.jpg | static_image_caption = <small>[[Chepstow Castle]] and bridge.</small> }} '''Chepstow''' ({{lang-cy|Cas-gwent}}) is a town in [[Monmouthshire]], [[Wales]]. It is next to the [[border]] with [[England]]. It is built beside the [[River Wye]], close to where it joins with the [[River Severn]]. It is near the western end of the [[Severn Bridge]] on the [[M48 motorway]]. It is {{convert|16|mi|km|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} east of [[Newport]] and {{convert|124|mi|km|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} west of [[London]]. Named Striguil in [[Normans|Norman times]] (from a Welsh word meaning bend in the river), by the 14th century it had its current name - from the Old English ceap/chepe meaning market, and stowe meaning place. In Welsh it's called Cas-Gwent, meaning castle of Gwent.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-04-01|title=Chepstow: Town steeped in history celebrates 950 years|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-39443021|access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref> Chepstow is famous for [[Chepstow Castle|its castle]], the oldest stone [[castle]] still standing in [[Britain]], and for [[Chepstow Racecourse]] which is home to the [[Welsh National|Welsh Grand National]]. The course was officially opened in 1926. Chepstow Racecourse is just 16 miles from Bristol, making it easy to access from England via the Severn Bridge.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 December 2019|title=Che