Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is a historic county in the south east of Wales, adjacent to the English counties of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. It is sometimes known as Gwent, which was a medieval Welsh kingdom situated in roughly the same area, though the two regions' borders don't quite match up. Monmouthshire is well known for its pastoral scenery, particularly along the Wye Valley and at the borders of the Brecon Beacons, and historic towns and villages such as Monmouth (Wales) | Monmouth, Abergavenny, and Tintern and the site of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey.

Cities, towns and villages

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Cities

Newport (Monmouthshire) | Newport GPS: 51.583333,-3 (Welsh: Casnewydd)

Towns

Monmouth (Wales) | Monmouth GPS: 51.81,-2.72 (Trefynwy) – county town of Monmouthshire
Abergavenny GPS: 51.824,-3.0167 (Y Fenni)
Blaenavon GPS: 51.77363,-3.08278 (Blaenafon) – UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its industrial history
Brynmawr GPS: 51.796,-3.183
Caldicot GPS: 51.591,-2.7492 (Cil-y-coed)
Chepstow GPS: 51.642,-2.675 (Cas-gwent) – known for its castle
Cwmbran GPS: 51.653,-3.021 (Cwmbrân)
Ebbw Vale GPS: 51.7779,-3.2117 (Glyn Ebwy)
Pontypool GPS: 51.703,-3.041 (Pont-y-pŵl)
Tredegar GPS: 51.77761,-3.24069
Usk GPS: 51.7035,-2.9019 (Brynbuga)

Villages

Raglan (Monmouthshire) | Raglan GPS: 51.7649,-2.85 (Rhaglan) – known for its castle
Tintern GPS: 51.69677,-2.68142 (Tyndyrn) – site of abbey ruins

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Monmouthshire Halal Explorer

Gwent no longer exists as an administrative area, though the name is preserved for certain ceremonial and sporting titles, such as Gwent Police and Royal Gwent Hospital. The county is divided into five administrative neighborhoods: Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport, Monmouthshire and Torfaen

Local Language in Monmouthshire

The population of Monmouthshire is overwhelmingly monolingual English, and the county has the lowest percentage (8%) of Welsh speakers in Wales.

Travel to Monmouthshire

By car

Monmouthshire is well served by the motorway system and can easily be visited by junctions 23a to 28 of the M4 and junction 2 of the M48. It also lies on the A40/A449 trunk road from the West Midlands (region) | West Midlands and the A465 Heads of the Valleys road between Hereford and the Glamorgan valleys.

Muslim Friendly Rail Holidays in Monmouthshire

The Great Western main railway line passes through the county affording easy access to Cardiff, Swansea and Pembrokeshire in the west and Bristol and London in the east. The Welsh Marches railway line also connects with the Midlands and the rest of Great Britain.

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Monmouthshire

The closest airports are Cardiff Airport GPS 51.396667,-3.343333 (IATA Flight Code: CWL) and Bristol Airport GPS 51.382778,-2.719167 (IATA Flight Code: BRS).

How to get around in Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire council bus timetables]

What to see in Monmouthshire

Tintern Abbey, ruined 12th-century Cistercian Abbey
Tredegar House, Newport, 17th-century Charles II country house mansion
Newport

Transporter Bridge, Grade I listed aerial ferry bridge, one of only eight in the world.

Caerleon Roman Fortress near Newport
Big Pit mining museum Blaenavon

Monmouthshire Canal
Raglan (Monmouthshire) | Raglan Castle

News & References Monmouthshire

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