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Monmouthshire |
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Monmouthshire, county, 328 sq mi (851 sq km), SE Wales. In 1974 most of the old county of Monmouthshire was reorganized as the nonmetropolitan county of Gwent Gwent (gwĕnt), former county, SE Wales. ..... Click the link for more information. ; small areas in W Monmouthshire became part of the nonmetropolitan counties of Mid Glamorgan Mid Glamorgan (gləmôr`gən), former county, S Wales. ..... Click the link for more information. and South Glamorgan South Glamorgan (gləmôr`gən), former county, S Wales. ..... Click the link for more information. . In 1996, when Wales was again reorganized on the local level, the county of Monmouthshire was reestablished from E Gwent. Monmouthshire a county of E Wales: administratively part of England for three centuries (until 1830); mainly absorbed into the county of Gwent in 1974; reinstated with reduced boundaries in 1996: chiefly agricultural, with the Black Mountains in the N. Administrative centre: Cwmbran. Pop.: 86 200 (2003 est.). Area: 851 sq. km (329 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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