Tintern
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![Tintern Abbey, interior](/Images/godic/202502/16/Tintern_Abbey-inside-20045723.jpg")
Tintern (Welsh:Tyndyrn) is a village on the west bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire, Wales, close to the border with England, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Chepstow. It is popular with tourists, who visit for the scenery and the ruined Tintern Abbey.