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County Hall, Cwmbran (1978–1996) 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 Act 1972; it was named after the ancient Kingdom of Gwent. The authority was a successor to both the administrative county of Monmouthshire (with minor ...
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Gwent County Council was created on 1 April 1974 under the...
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Gwent (county) Gwent is one of the eight preserved counties...
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ISO 3166 code. GB-BGW. 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 and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and Tredegar.
- 109 km² (42 sq mi)
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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.
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Kingdom of Gwent, a post-Roman Welsh kingdom or principality which existed in various forms between about the 5th and 11th centuries, although the name continued in use later. Gwent (preserved county), a preserved county in Wales. Gwent (former administrative county), a Welsh local authority between 1974 and 1996.
May 23, 2018 · Gwent. Gwent. 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. It was quickly seized by the Anglo-Normans moving west after 1066 and a series of lordships created in both upper (Gwent Uwchcoed) and ...
