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Until 1974, Monmouthshire ( / ˈmɒnməθʃər, - ʃɪər / ), also formerly known as the County of Monmouth ( / ˈmɒnməθ /; Welsh: Sir Fynwy ), was an administrative county in the south-east of Wales, on the border with England, and later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.
This article is about the principal area. For the historic county, see Monmouthshire (historic). For other uses, see Monmouthshire (disambiguation). Monmouthshire ( / ˈmɒnməθʃər, ˈmʌn -/ MON-məth-shər, MUN-; Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south east of Wales.
The historic county’s position as a border district shaped its past. Monmouthshire was thickly forested in ancient times and was only sparsely settled until conquered by the Romans about 75 ce. The Romans built a legionary fortress at Caerleon (Isca Silurum) and a town at Caerwent (Venta Silurum).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 22, 2022 · From a romantic ruined abbey to the only remaining medieval fortified river bridge in Britain, Monmouthshire is home to a wealth of historic sites.
Ordnance Survey maps of Monmouthshire from the nineteenth century. Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 Epoch 1. Originally published by Ordnance Survey, Southampton, 1884-1887. This free content was digitised by scanning. All rights reserved.
Monmouthshire is a county in Wales in the west of Great Britain. From the end of the Middle Ages until the year 1974, Monmouthshire was a part of England for some purposes and a part of Wales for others. Then, in 1972, the Parliament decided that it was going to be in Wales from 1974 onwards.
A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time is a study of the county of Monmouthshire written by Sir Joseph Bradney and published by Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke of London between 1904 and 1932.
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