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- Gwynedd ([ˈɡwɪnɛð]) is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The city of Bangor is the largest settlement, and the administrative centre is Caernarfon.
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Gwynedd ([ˈɡwɪnɛð]) is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The city of Bangor is the largest settlement, and the administrative centre is Caernarfon.
- Gwynedd
- 1 April 1996
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. These are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, City of Newport and Torfaen.
- Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996), Preserved county (1996–)
Gwent Information and Fast Facts. Country: Wales; Region: South-East Wales; Population: approximately 575,500; Biggest city: Newport; Language: English and Welsh; Area: 600 square miles / 1,555 square kilometres
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.
- Monarchy
- Celtic Christianity
May 23, 2018 · World Encyclopedia. *Gwent [1].* County of the south-east Wales border, which has had a singularly complex administrative history. Its basis was the Welsh kingdom of Gwent, which emerged on the lower Wye river in the 7th cent.
Greater ‘Gwent’ is a term used to reflect the five local authority areas: Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen. Gwent benefits from following the same geographic footprint as the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
