Gwent is a preserved county and former local government county in southeast Wales. A county of Gwent was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government...
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The Gwent County League (known as the Autocentres Gwent County FA League for sponsorship reasons) is a football league in South Wales, consisting of 3...
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Blaenau Gwent (/ˌblaɪnaɪ ˈɡwɛnt/; Welsh: [ˈbləi.nai]) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders the unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire...
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the name continued in use later Gwent (preserved county), a preserved county in Wales Gwent (former administrative county), a Welsh local authority between...
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Gwent Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gwent) is a territorial police force in Wales, responsible for policing the local authority areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly...
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Gwent (Old Welsh: Guent) was a medieval Welsh kingdom, lying between the Rivers Wye and Usk. It existed from the end of Roman rule in Britain in about...
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Newport and District, East Gwent, Gwent Central and North Gwent leagues have a promotion pathway to Division Two of the Gwent County League (tier 6). Champions...
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Monmouthshire County Council was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, when the area was absorbed into the new county of Gwent. Gwent County Council...
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district council with borough status. Gwent County Council provided county-level services for the area. The county council was abolished in 1996 and Torfaen...
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Blaenau Gwent was a constituency in South Wales, that was represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2010 to 2024 by Nick Smith of...
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Brynmawr (redirect from Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent)
new borough of Blaenau Gwent and county of Gwent. The former urban district council's functions therefore passed to Blaenau Gwent Borough Council, which...
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Albion Rovers F.C. (Newport) (category Gwent County League clubs)
football club based in the city of Newport, South Wales who play in the Gwent County League Division One. The team was formed by Scottish coalminers who moved...
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Monmouthshire (category Counties of Wales)
Torfaen, Newport and Blaenau Gwent to the west. The largest town is Abergavenny, and the administrative centre is Usk. The county is rural, although adjacent...
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The Gwent County History was a Welsh history project which created an encyclopaedic study of the historic county of Monmouthshire, known as Gwent between...
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3) Below these, there are the regional feeders (starting at Level 4): Gwent County League Premier (there are also a Division One and Two at Levels 5 & 6)...
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Cwmbrân Town A.F.C. (category Gwent County League clubs)
Welsh football team based in Cwmbran, South Wales, that competes in the Gwent County League Premier Division. The Crows were formed in 1951 when Whiteheads...
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Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney (Welsh: Blaenau Gwent a Rhymni) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, that was first contested at...
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Abertillery (redirect from Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent)
town and community in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It is located in the Ebbw Fach valley, and the historic county of Monmouthshire. The surrounding...
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electoral ward three miles (4.8 km) south of Ebbw Vale in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, United...
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Torfaen (category Gwent (county))
and the county boroughs of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent to the south-west and north-west. It is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire...
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Newport, Wales (redirect from Newport, Gwent, Wales)
government county of Gwent until Newport became a unitary authority again in 1996. Gwent remains in use for ceremonial functions as a preserved county. Newport...
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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent) is the governing body for Blaenau Gwent, one of the Principal Areas...
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Ebbw Vale (redirect from Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent)
Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr conurbation has a population of roughly...
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Gwent County Council (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Gwent) was the upper-tier local authority that governed the county of Gwent in South Wales from its creation in...
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Islwyn (category Gwent (county))
previously been in the administrative county of Monmouthshire prior to the reforms. Gwent County Council provided county-level services to the new borough...
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Abergavenny Thursdays F.C. (category Gwent County League clubs)
seven relegations in ten seasons, ending its playing days playing in the Gwent County League Division 3. It withdrew from the league in August 2013 after agreeing...
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Dragons RFC (redirect from Gwent Dragons)
region they represent covers an area of southeast Wales including Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen with a total population...
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of Gwent County Council from 1978 to 1996 and of Monmouthshire County Council from 1996 to 2013. For much of the 20th century Monmouthshire County Council...
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Cefn Fforest A.F.C. (category Gwent County League clubs)
football club based in Cefn Fforest, Caerphilly County Borough. The team currently plays in the Gwent County League Premier Division. The club have competed...
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from 1992 to 1993, then of Bailey Print from 1993 to 1995. He served on Gwent County Council from 1973 to 1995. He joined the TGWU in 1962 and the Labour...
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