Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire is a historic county in the south east of Wales, near the English border. It is sometimes known as "Gwent". It is well known for its pastoral scenery and historic towns, such as Monmouth and Tintern, the site of a 12th century Cistercian abbey.

Cities and towns

Map of Monmouthshire

Cities

• Newport

Towns

• Abergavenny
• Blaenavon
• Brynmawr
• Caldicot
• Chepstow
• Cwmbran
• Monmouth - county town of Monmouthshire
• Pontypool
• Tintern - site of abbey ruins
• Tredegar
• Usk

Understand

Gwent no longer exists as an administrative area, though the name is preserved for certain ceremonial and sporting titles, such as Gwent Police and Royal Gwent Hospital. Currently, the county is divided into the following five administrative districts: Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport, Monmouthshire and Torfaen

Get in

Monmouthshire is well served by the motorway system and can easily be accessed by junctions 23a to 28 of the M4 and junction 2 of the M48. It also lies on the A40/A449 trunk road from the West Midlands and the A465 Heads of the Valleys road between Hereford and the Glamorgan valleys.

The Great Western main railway line passes through the county affording easy access to Cardiff, Swansea and Pembrokeshire in the west and Bristol and London in the east. The Welsh Marches railway line also connects with the Midlands and the rest of Great Britain.

See

• Tintern Abbey, Tintern. Ruined 12th century Cistercian Abbey  edit

• Tredegar House, Newport. 17th century Charles II country house mansion  edit

• Newport Transporter Bridge, Newport. Grade I listed aerial ferry bridge, one of only eight in the world.  edit

• Caerleon Roman Fortress, Caerleon. Headquarters of the 2nd Legion Augusta in from AD 75. Remains include bath house, barrack blocks and an amphitheatre.  edit

• Big Pit mining museum, Blaenavon. Big Pit was a working coal mine, until closure in 1980. It reopened for visitors in 1983.  edit

• Monmouthshire Canal, [1].  edit

Get out

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