Monmouthshire - Wales - Travel - Accommodation - Tourism
Monmouthshire is
a county in Wales on the English border, bounded on the
north by Breconshire and Heresfordshire, on the east by
Gloucestershire, on the south by the River Severn estuary,
and on the west by Glamorganshire. It covers 543 square
miles.
The mountainous and picturesque country of the north and
northwest contains Sugar Loaf (1954 feet) and parts of
the wild and bleak Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons.
In the south, the country is low and flat, especially
along the River Severn. The principal rivers-Wye, Monnow,
Usk, and Rhymney-all drain to the Severn. The country
was at one time heavily wooded, but only small portions
of the former forest remain.
Monmouthshire has a number of old abbeys, including Tintern
Abbey, and numerous Norman castles. The ancient capital
Caerleon, the coal port of Newport, and Monmouth, the
present capital, are among the towns.
Other
Principal Cities/Towns are Monmouth, Newport, Blackwood,
Cwmbran, Abergavenny, Chepstow and Tredegar.
For more information
click:
www.monmouthshire.gov.uk
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