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  1. Kingdom of Gwent. 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 the 5th century until the Norman invasion of Wales in the 11th century.

  2. May 23, 2018 · In 1996 Gwent was abolished and Monmouthshire was reconstituted with new boundaries and four new county boroughs, including Blaenau Gwent. World Encyclopedia. *Gwent [1].*. County of the south-east Wales border, which has had a singularly complex administrative history.

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  4. Dec 29, 2022 · Following further local government reorganisation, the county of Gwent was abolished on April 1, 1996. The former county of Gwent was divided into the county boroughs of Blaenau Gwent; Caerphilly (part of which came from the former Mid Glamorgan) and Torfaen, together with the newly formed Monmouthshire and the City and County of Newport.

  5. Gwent is one of the eight preserved counties of Wales . It was created on 1 April 1974. It was named after the Kingdom of Gwent, an ancient kingdom. In 1996, it was abolished and became five seperate counties and boroughs.

  6. wikishire.co.uk › wiki › GwentGwent - Wikishire

    The Act abolished the Marcher Lordships and new counties, amongst them the County or Shire of Monmouth, which combining the lordships east of the Usk with Newport and Caerleon to the west of it. The arms attributed to the Kingdom of Gwent have become the pattern of the Flag of Monmouthshire .

  7. In 1996, it was abolished as a local government county and replaced by the following unitary authorities: Monmouthshire (which comprises around 60% of the historic county of Monmouthshire) plus the County Boroughs of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Torfaen, and the City of Newport.

  8. Gwent County Council was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It took over the geographical area and main roles of the previous councils, Monmouthshire County Council (1889–1974) and Newport County Borough Council (1891–1974), subject to some boundary changes along the western border.

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