Caldicot is a small
town in
Monmouthshire, southeast
Wales, located between
Chepstow and
Newport on the
Gloucester to Newport Line served primarily by
Caldicot station, whilst by road it is just off the busy
M4 /
M48 motorway corridor. The site adjoins the
Caldicot Levels, on the north side of the
Severn estuary. Caldicot has easy access on the railway west to
Newport,
Cardiff Central and east to
Chepstow,
Lydney, and
Gloucester, as well as one stop west to
Severn Tunnel Junction and then east via the
Severn Tunnel to
Filton Abbeywood and
Bristol Temple Meads and further afield. Generally good road access to
Cardiff and across the
Second Severn Crossing, old
Severn Bridge to
Bristol. The population of the town was around 11,000. It has a large school,
Caldicot Comprehensive School, and is known for its
medieval castle.