Talk:Osbaston, Monmouth

A fact from Osbaston, Monmouth appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 April 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Osbaston's hydropower station (pictured) can produce 670 MWh of electricity each year and allows salmon to travel upstream?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Osbaston, Monmouth.

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Started the article but I'm sure there is lots more to find. I will try and take some more Representative pictures unless someone else finds some :) Anthony Cope (talk) 22:01, 27 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

One of the points I'm not clear about is to do with the names of the houses. The old OS map shows Great Osbaston House and Great Osbaston Farm, as separate properties. Other sources refer to Osbaston House and Osbaston Farm. I assume that there are two properties - the House and the Farm - which are each sometimes prefixed by the word "Great" - but I could be wrong. I've added in Priory Farm as a notable building, from the Newman book, but - bizarrely - it seems not to be listed, which is odd. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:48, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not clear on the house names either. I think Great Osbaston House is the listed house and referred to as Osbaston House sometimes although there is an Osbaston House as well. I think the onwer of the Priory farm has now made many changes :) perhaps taking advantage of the fact that its not listed. :) All the buildings on the farm look medieval and older than the house. Anthony Cope (talk) 07:42, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Royal Oak

Is the Royal Oak in Osbaston? If so, there are quite a few Commons images that could be used, if appropriate. Thanks.

Also, so geograph tells us, there is (or was in 2009) a vineyard opposite Osbaston Farm (oh dear, is there a theme emerging here?) Martinevans123 (talk) 20:22, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The vineyard is at Ancre Hill on the opposite river bank, towards Rockfield. Re the pub, it depends how you define Osbaston. It should probably go in, on the same basis that I mentioned Priory Farm. Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:28, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Its sort of osbaston. I lived near the Royal oak for years. Its the same council ward. Unless the Royal oak gets its own page then Osbaston is the best fit area. Anthony Cope (talk) 19:19, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is the image on he right the best? Should it be added? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:33, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think the middle one looks the best on a thumbnail Anthony Cope (talk) 09:06, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll go for the one on the left because it shows a bit of surrounding countryside..... but I really don't mind! Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:16, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Origin of the name?

None of the other (three) Osbastons have very much to suggest in their articles here. Of course, there's also the slightly similar Osbaldeston, in Lancashire, derived it seems, from a family surname (possibly?). I'm guessing there was no St Osbald or St Osbast? Martinevans123 (talk) 20:38, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Monmouth Forge

Whatever its name locally, the forge was always known in the iron trade as Monmouth Forge. I have slightly amended the text because I have evidcne that the forge existed before 1628. The best secondary source on the subject (Coates and Tucker) only says that it was leased in 1628: amending their statement to say it was built in 1628is original research. Primary evidence that I have seen indicates that it was built in 1603, but I do not wish to publish my research in WP. Peterkingiron (talk) 09:54, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]