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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.
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–)
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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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In 1974, Monmouthshire was abolished and the county of Gwent was formed, encompassing both the historic county of Monmouthshire and the county borough of Newport. Although named after the ancient kingdom of Gwent, the county of Gwent only lasted for just over 20 years.
May 23, 2018 · It was formed in 1974 from most of Monmouthshire, part of Breconshire, and Newport. In 1996 Gwent was abolished and Monmouthshire was reconstituted with new boundaries and four new county boroughs, including Blaenau Gwent. World Encyclopedia. *Gwent [1].*.
Gwent came into being after the Romans had fled Britain, and was a successor state drawing on the culture of the pre-Roman Silures tribe and ultimately a large part of their Iron Age territories. Its name echos that of the Silurian capital, Uenta Silurum, perhaps meaning "Market of the Silures". The name Gwent or Uenta is of the ancient British ...
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.
