Monmouthshire

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For other uses, see Monmouthshire (disambiguation).
County of Monmouthshire
Sir Fynwy
County
Monmouthshire coat of arms
Location within Wales
Location within Wales
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Admin HQ Usk
Government
 • MP David Davies
 • AM Nick Ramsay
Area
 • Total 850 km2 (330 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 7th
Population (2011)
 • Total 91,300
 • Rank Ranked 17th
 • Density 104/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Density rank Ranked 15th
Ethnicity
 • White 97.5%
Welsh language
 • Rank 22nd
 • Any skills 12.9%
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
ISO 3166 code GB-MON
ONS code 00PP (ONS)
W06000021 (GSS)

Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire of which it covers the eastern 60%. The largest town is Abergavenny. Other towns and large villages are Caldicot, Chepstow, Monmouth, Magor and Usk.

Historic county

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Main article: Monmouthshire (historic)

The historic county of Monmouthshire was formed from the Welsh Marches by the Laws in Wales Act 1535, bordering Gloucestershire to the east, Herefordshire to the northeast, Brecknockshire to the north, and Glamorgan to the west. The second Laws in Wales Act of 1542 enumerated the counties of Wales and omitted Monmouthshire, which led to ambiguity as to whether the county was part of Wales or England. Since local government changes in April 1974 the area has been placed definitively in Wales. The eastern and southern boundaries of the historic county and the current principal area are the same, along the River Wye and Severn estuary; however, the western two-fifths of the historic county are now administered by the other unitary authorities of Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Caerphilly and Newport. The administrative county of Monmouthshire, and associated lieutenancy were abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The area largely became part of the new local government and ceremonial county of Gwent.

Principal area

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Main article: Monmouthshire County Council

The current unitary authority was created on 1 April 1996 as a successor to the district of Monmouth along with the Llanelly community from Blaenau Gwent, both of which were districts of Gwent. The use of the name "Monmouthshire" rather than "Monmouth" for the area was controversial, being supported by the MP for Monmouth, Roger Evans, but being opposed by Paul Murphy, MP for Torfaen (inside the historic county of Monmouthshire but being reconstituted as a separate unitary authority). [1] By area it covers some 60% of the historic county, but only 20% of the population. A new council headquarters building at the site of Coleg Gwent, Usk was proposed and developed.[2] Planning permission was granted in September 2011.[3] The new county hall in Usk was opened in 2013.[4][5][6]

In comparison to the pre-1974 areas it covers:

  • the former boroughs of Abergavenny and Monmouth
  • the former urban districts of Chepstow and Usk
  • the former rural districts of Abergavenny Rural District, Chepstow and Monmouth Rural District
  • the former rural district of Pontypool, except the community of Llanfrechfa Lower
  • the parish of Llanelly from the former Crickhowell Rural District in Brecknockshire

Places of interest

Raglan Castle

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For a list of settlements in the principal area, see List of places in Monmouthshire.

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Scenic Railway Line:

References

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  3. ↑ Free Press, Plans for new Monmouthshire council HQ in Usk are approved, 29 September 2011
  4. ↑ http://www.tinternvillage.co.uk/publicservices/local-county-council-representation/
  5. ↑ http://www.willmottdixongroup.co.uk/news?actv_news_news_id=262
  6. ↑ Monmouthshire Council: 'Agile' working means too few desks
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