Monmouthshire (/ˈmɒnməθʃər, ˈmʌn-/ MON-məth-shər, MUN-; Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south east of Wales. It borders Powys to the north; the English...
94 KB (9,426 words) - 13:31, 10 July 2024
Until 1974, Monmouthshire (/ˈmɒnməθʃər, -ʃɪər/), also formerly known as the County of Monmouth (/ˈmɒnməθ/; Welsh: Sir Fynwy), was an administrative county...
38 KB (4,369 words) - 17:39, 12 April 2024
Monmouthshire is a local government principal area in Wales. Monmouthshire can also refer to: Monmouthshire (historic), the historic county covering a...
502 bytes (93 words) - 10:24, 13 July 2024
1885 the Monmouthshire constituency was divided to create North Monmouthshire, South Monmouthshire and West Monmouthshire. The Monmouthshire constituency...
40 KB (530 words) - 06:45, 15 July 2024
Newport, Wales (redirect from Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales)
town and the rest of Monmouthshire came to be seen as "un-Welsh", a view compounded by ambiguity about the status of Monmouthshire. In the 19th century...
159 KB (14,408 words) - 22:03, 12 July 2024
Monmouthshire Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the county of Monmouthshire (excluding the county borough of Newport), United Kingdom...
1 KB (91 words) - 03:53, 5 August 2023
(/ˈɡɔɪtrə/; Welsh: Goetre) is a village in the community of Goetre Fawr in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. The population of the whole of Goetre...
3 KB (167 words) - 21:56, 21 December 2023
The Monmouthshire flag (Welsh: Baner Sir Fynwy) is the flag of the historic county of Monmouth. It was registered with the Flag Institute as the official...
3 KB (247 words) - 14:34, 24 June 2024
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (Welsh: Camlas Sir Fynwy a Brycheiniog) is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its currently (2018)...
45 KB (4,792 words) - 15:04, 12 January 2024
Magor (English: /ˈmeɪɡər/; Welsh: Magwyr) is a large village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, about 9 miles (14 km) west of Chepstow and about 9 miles...
11 KB (1,174 words) - 21:38, 6 February 2024
The Monmouthshire Show is the largest one-day agricultural show in Wales, taking place annually in Monmouth on the first Saturday in July. The origin...
3 KB (342 words) - 18:18, 15 July 2023
Catherine Fookes (category Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Monmouthshire)
Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouthshire since 2024. Fookes had previously been chief executive of Women's Equality...
5 KB (282 words) - 16:16, 14 July 2024
Aberbeeg (redirect from Aberbeeg, Monmouthshire)
Caerphilly County Borough, in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is part of the community of Llanhilleth. The two main tributaries...
3 KB (265 words) - 21:07, 6 July 2024
historic counties of England by area as at the 1831 census. Note that Monmouthshire was considered to be part of England at the time. 1831 Census cited...
3 KB (52 words) - 04:39, 5 July 2024
Monmouthshire County Council (or simply Monmouthshire Council) (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Fynwy) is the governing body for the Monmouthshire principal area – one...
25 KB (1,294 words) - 01:55, 7 July 2024
was established in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and became a founding college of the University of Wales in 1893. It...
78 KB (6,406 words) - 04:38, 13 July 2024
Y Fâl), is a hill situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales and sits within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is the southernmost...
6 KB (710 words) - 22:50, 2 November 2023
Sudbrook is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located 4 miles south west of Chepstow and 1 mile east of Caldicot. It lies close to the...
8 KB (823 words) - 20:17, 30 March 2024
Historic counties of Wales (section Monmouthshire)
counties, Monmouthshire was included with English counties for legal purposes until 1974. Between 1536 and 1974 the formulation "Wales and Monmouthshire" was...
11 KB (1,182 words) - 21:16, 14 May 2024
Pontypool (redirect from Pontypool, Monmouthshire)
of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. As of 2021[update], it has a population of 29,062.[republished...
28 KB (3,338 words) - 13:13, 30 April 2024
Royal Gwent Hospital (redirect from Newport and Monmouthshire Infirmary)
was officially opened there by Viscount Tredegar as the Newport and Monmouthshire Hospital in August 1901. It changed its name to the Royal Gwent Hospital...
5 KB (336 words) - 15:21, 9 December 2023
The cuisine of Monmouthshire is historically associated with Lady Augusta Hall, also known as Lady Llanover, who published one of the first Welsh cookery...
62 KB (8,807 words) - 17:20, 4 July 2024
The Monmouthshire Regiment was a Territorial infantry regiment of the British Army. Originating in units of rifle volunteers formed in Monmouthshire in...
29 KB (3,334 words) - 15:52, 26 June 2024
Blackwood, Caerphilly (redirect from Blackwood, Monmouthshire)
Caerphilly County Borough. It is located within the historic county of Monmouthshire. The town houses a growing number of light industrial and high-tech...
22 KB (2,712 words) - 12:10, 14 June 2024
Northern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of...
12 KB (284 words) - 07:32, 15 July 2024
Crumlin, Caerphilly (redirect from Crumlin, Monmouthshire)
5 miles (8 km) west of Pontypool, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. The name is said to be derived from cromlech, a type of megalithic...
10 KB (953 words) - 22:31, 27 May 2024
The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) is the most senior regiment of the British Army Reserve. The regiment was formed in 1539 during the...
13 KB (1,027 words) - 21:26, 3 November 2023
The Council for Wales and Monmouthshire (Welsh: Cyngor Cymru a Mynwy) was an appointed advisory body announced in 1948 and established in 1949 by the...
8 KB (690 words) - 12:52, 23 February 2024
The authority was a successor to both the administrative county of Monmouthshire (with minor boundary changes) and the county borough of Newport (both...
7 KB (634 words) - 00:19, 16 June 2024
Abergavenny (redirect from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire)
meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a Gateway to Wales; it is approximately...
44 KB (4,838 words) - 12:57, 30 April 2024