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was formed from the Welsh Marches by the Laws in Wales Act 1535. The county
borders Gloucestershire to the east, Herefordshire to the northeast,
Brecknockshire to the north, and Glamorgan to the west. Historically there
is some ambiguity as to whether the county was part of Wales or England, but
since 1974 it has been placed definitively in Wales.
Abergavenny is a market town in
the principal area of Monmouthshire, Wales. It is 24 km (15 miles) west of
Monmouth. Situated at the confluence of a tributary stream called the
Gavenny and the River Usk. The town is situated just south of the Black
Mountains, Wales, part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Caldicot is a small town in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. The town lies
between Chepstow and the city of Newport, just off the busy M4 / M48
corridor through south Wales. It is located in the coastal plain which
comprises the Caldicot Level, adjacent to the estuary of the River Severn
and the Bristol Channel. It has easy access by motorway to all large cities
in the area such as Cardiff and across the Second Severn Crossing and old
Severn Bridge to Bristol.
Chepstow is a town on the Wales—England (Monmouthshire—Gloucestershire)
border, situated at the confluence of the River Wye and River Severn on the
Severn's west bank. It is famous for Chepstow Castle and Chepstow
Racecourse, which hosts the Welsh Grand National. Chepstow proper is on the
west bank of the Wye, within Wales; the English part on the eastern bank
consists of Tutshill and Sedbury.
Clydach is a village in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire, its nearest
neighbours being the towns of Gilwern and Abergavenny. The area around the
village is popular for hill-walking with many routes tracing the beauty of
the nearby Clydach Gorge or Cwm Clydach, and the old trackbed of the
Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway is a Cycleway and walkway, and the
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal can be walked or travelled by narrow boat.
Monmouth is a town in southeast Wales and traditional county town of the
historic county of Monmouthshire. It is situated where the River Monnow
meets the River Wye with bridges over both.. Monmouth boasts a medieval
13th-century stone gated bridge at Monnow Bridge, unique in Britain as it is
the only preserved bridge of its design remaining. There is also a long
bridge over the River Wye. After centuries of waiting a second bridge over
the Monnow was finally opened on March 15, 2004, thus allowing the old
bridge to become pedestrianised.
Usk is a small picturesque town in
Monmouthshire, Wales, situated 10 miles northeast of Newport. Usk is noted
for its rural setting, tranquil lifestyle and quality of life. It feels more
like a village than a town. The River Usk flows through the town and is
spanned by an ancient, arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the
town. A castle above the town overlooks the ancient Anglo-Welsh border
crossing - the river can usually be crossed on foot in summer even today.
Usk won the Large Village award in the 2005 Britain in Bloom awards.
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