Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire's Flag

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Monmouthshire in Britain

Monmouthshire is a county in Wales in the west of Great Britain. From the end of the Middle Ages until the year 1974, Monmouthshire was a part of England for some purposes and a part of Wales for others. Then, in 1972, the Parliament decided that it was going to be in Wales from 1974 onwards.

The chief town in the area is Newport. Other important towns are Cwmbran, where the county council meets, Monmouth, the county town and Abergavenny.

Monmouthshire Media

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  Hillfort on the summit of Skirrid Fawr

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  Four Seasons mosaic from a domus at Venta Silurum

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  Chepstow Castle – stronghold of the Lords of Striguil and "the glory of medieval south Wales"

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  Hand-drawn map of Monmouthshire by Christopher Saxton from 1577

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  John Frost was sentenced to death at Monmouth after the failure of the Newport Rising

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  HMS Monmouth, November 1914

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  Modern Mons bedrock geology

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  David T. C. Davies, MP for Monmouth 2005–2024, was the county's only member of parliament to serve as Secretary of State for Wales

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  Proportion of Welsh speakers (Wales 2011 census)

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  Sheep shearing at the Monmouthshire Show: agriculture remains an important employer in the county