England–Wales border after Harold's death at the Battle of Hastings, Wales was again divided without a leader to resist the Normans. Immediately after the Norman conquest of England, King William installed one of his most trusted confidants, William FitzOsbern, as Earl of Hereford. By 1071 he had started the building of Chepstow Castle, the first castle in Britain built of stone, near the mouth of the Wye. It served as a base from which the Normans continued to expand westward into south Wales, establishing a castle at Caerleon and extinguishing the Welsh kingdom of Gwent. William also installed Roger de Montgomerie at
Staunton on Wye as The Scar, situated on the banks of the River Wye. Included is a sheer 100 feet drop net to the river. The Scar is considered dangerous to children. There was a small station in the early 1900s consisting of staff who would warn the major towns and cities downstream of the impending flood waters of the large River Wye. Staunton on Wye Staunton-on-Wye is a relatively unpopulated civil parish in North Herefordshire, which is perhaps one of the most uninhabited locations of England. The parish of Staunton, which includes Moorhampton and Bredwardine, is a key player in trading in