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    Abergavenny was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire. It was situated in the northern part of the county, bounded on the north by Herefordshire; on the...
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    Abergavenny (/ˌæbərɡəˈvɛni/; Welsh: Y Fenni pronounced [ə ˈvɛnɪ], archaically Abergafenni meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community...
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    village that was the seat of the parish of Trevethin in ancient Abergavenny Hundred. It has become a modern suburb, as economic growth led to a construction...
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    county, bounded to the north by Brecknockshire; on the east by the hundreds of Abergavenny, Usk and Caldicot; on the south by the Bristol Channel, and on...
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    within Monmouthshire until 1891. The county was divided into six hundreds in 1542: Abergavenny, Caldicot, Raglan, Skenfrith, Usk and Wentloog. The county contained...
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    making of two hundred Welsh glaives" – twenty shillings and sixpence being the charge for thirty glaives with their staves, made at Abergavenny and Llanllowel...
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    divided into five hundreds: Ardudwy Edernion Ystumanner Penilyn Tal Y Bon and Mawddwy Monmouthshire was divided into five hundreds: Abergavenny Caldicot Rhaglan...
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    Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, KT (22 February 1755 – 27 March 1843) was a British peer, styled Hon. Henry Nevill until 1784 and Viscount Nevill...
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    2 km) west of the town of Raglan and Raglan Castle, near Clytha and Abergavenny, Wales. Later Herbert family pedigrees tracing the family's ancestry...
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    Torfaen, Newport and Blaenau Gwent to the west. The largest town is Abergavenny, and the administrative centre is Usk. The county is rural, although...
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    was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire. It was situated in the centre of the county, bounded to the north by the hundreds of Abergavenny and Raglan; to...
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    The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a parish church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. St. Mary's has been called "the Westminster...
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    Pembroke, on 30 December 1389, William inherited the lordship of Abergavenny, including Abergavenny Castle. He was summoned to Parliament on 23 July 1392 as "Willilmo...
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    Earl of Westmorland, KG Marquess of Abergavenny, Earl of Abergavenny, Barons Bergavenny Neville, of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Neville, Barons...
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  • Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire and feudal Lord of Abergavenny. In 1273, he became the 13th Lord of Abergavenny on the death of his childless uncle, Sir George...
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    Eisteddfod of 1789, the Provincial Eisteddfodau from 1819 to 1834, the Abergavenny Eisteddfodau of 1835 to 1851, and The Great Llangollen Eisteddfod of...
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    Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (category People of the Hundred Years' War)
    1st Baron Bergavenny (c. 1343 – 8 May 1411); inherited the honour of Abergavenny. On 23 July 1392, married Lady Joan FitzAlan, daughter of Richard FitzAlan...
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    Vulcana (category Sportspeople from Abergavenny)
    born to Irish parents in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire; her father was a local preacher. Kate worked at a tannery in Abergavenny as a young woman. She met...
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    twelve volumes, based on six of the seven historic hundreds of Monmouthshire; Skenfrith, Abergavenny, Raglan, Trellech, Usk and Caldicot. Colonel Sir Joseph...
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  • between the Wye Valley and River Monnow valley in Herefordshire between Abergavenny and Hereford near the Golden Valley, Herefordshire. Their descendants...
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  • John Wordsworth, Commander of the E. I. Company's Ship, The Earl Of Abergavenny, in which He Perished by Calamitous Shipwreck, Feb. 6th, 1805. "The Sheep-boy...
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    funeral with military honours at Twickenham in early February 1916. In the Abergavenny Chronicle news report published on 11 February it was stated: He was...
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    was a little village within old Trevethin parish in the ancient hundred of Abergavenny of the County of Monmouth. In 1690, during the reign of William...
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    was born into the wealthy family of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny, grew up in Eridge Castle, and attended Eton College. His marriage to...
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  • Henry Nevill, 6th and de jure 4th Baron Abergavenny KG (between 1527 and 1535 – 10 February 1587) was an English peer. He was the son of Sir George Nevill...
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  • a railway line from Newport in the south of Wales to Shrewsbury, via Abergavenny, Hereford, and Craven Arms. The Marches Way is a long distance footpath...
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    Bradney, Joseph (1992) [1906]. A History of Monmouthshire: The Hundred of Abergavenny. Vol. 1, Part 2b. Academy Books. ISBN 978-1-873-36113-9. OCLC 60103879...
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    restored and lived to the age of 80. With public interest aroused, Lord Abergavenny cleared the area of brushwood, sank wells and surrounded them with stone...
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    by Owain. Owain then turned around and attacked Glamorgan and Gwent. Abergavenny Castle was attacked and the walled town burned. Owain pushed on down...
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    the surrounding coal deposits, a staging inn, and a turnpike road from Abergavenny to Merthyr Tydfil which crossed through the bleak upland plateau. With...
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