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'''Wentloog''' | [[File:Percoed Reen - geograph.org.uk - 1298794.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Caldicot and Wentloog Levels|Wentloog Level]]]] | ||
'''Wentloog''' is a [[hundred]] of [[Monmouthshire]]. It is also spelled ''Wentlloog'' or ''Wentllooge'' and alternatively known as ''Newport'' hundred. | |||
It is situated in the western part of the county, bounded to the north by [[Brecknockshire]]; on the east by the hundreds of [[Abergavenny | It is situated in the western part of the county, bounded to the north by [[Brecknockshire]]; on the east by the hundreds of [[Abergavenny Hundred|Abergavenny]], [[Usk Hundred|Usk]] and [[Caldicot Hundred|Caldicot]]; on the south by the [[Bristol Channel]], and on the west by [[Glamorganshire]]. ''Wentloog'' is an anglicisation of the Welsh-language ''Gwynllŵg'', the name of the early kingdom and mediæval ''cantref''. | ||
Of all the hundreds of Monmouthshire, Wentloog surely encompasses the most contrasting scenery, from the flat Roman [[Caldicot and Wentloog Levels|levels]] reclaimed from the [[Severn Estuary|Severn]], to the upland valleys of [[Mynyddislwyn]] and [[Bedwellty]]. It comprises the most urbanised and industrialised parts of the county and indeed the urbanised upland continues across the border into the arguably more famous [[Glamorgan]] valleys. On the southern coastal belt are to be found portions of two cities: The western parts of Monmouthshire's own [[Newport, Monmouthshire|Newport]] and the eastern suburbs of [[Glamorgan]]'s [[Cardiff]]. | |||
It is the most populous of Monmouthshire's hundreds with a population of 237,525. | |||
It contains the following ancient parishes: | It contains the following ancient parishes: | ||
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*[[Bassaleg]]: consisting of [[Duffryn]] township, [[Graig]] hamlet and [[Rogerstone]] township | *[[Bassaleg]]: consisting of [[Duffryn]] township, [[Graig]] hamlet and [[Rogerstone]] township | ||
*[[Bedwas]] | *[[Bedwas]] (Upper and Lower Bedwas townships)<sup>*</sup> | ||
*[[Bedwellty]] | *[[Bedwellty]] | ||
*[[Bettws, Monmouthshire|Bettws]] | *[[Bettws, Monmouthshire|Bettws]] | ||
*[[Coedkernew]] | *[[Coedkernew]] | ||
*[[Henllys | *[[Henllys, Monmouthshire|Henllys]] | ||
*[[Machen]] (Upper and Lower Machen townships)<sup>*</sup> | |||
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*[[Malpas, Monmouthshire|Malpas]] | *[[Malpas, Monmouthshire|Malpas]] | ||
*[[Marshfield, Monmouthshire|Marshfield]] | *[[Marshfield, Monmouthshire|Marshfield]] | ||
*[[Michaelston y vedw]] | *[[Michaelston y vedw]] (Michaelstone hamlet)<sup>*</sup> | ||
*[[Mynyddislwyn]] | *[[Mynyddislwyn]] | ||
*[[Newport]] | *[[Newport, Monmouthshire|Newport]] ([[St Woolos]]) | ||
*[[Peterstone Wentlooge]] | *[[Peterstone Wentlooge]] | ||
*[[Risca]] | *[[Risca]] | ||
*[[Rumney, Monmouthshire|Rumney]] | *[[Rumney, Monmouthshire|Rumney]] | ||
*[[St | *[[St Brides Wentlooge]] | ||
*[[St | *[[St Mellons]] | ||
*[[ | {{div col end}} | ||
<sup>*</sup>: Remainder in [[Glamorganshire]]. | |||
== | ==Outside links== | ||
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10104610 Wentloog Hundred on a Vision of Britain] | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10104610 Wentloog Hundred on a Vision of Britain] | ||
{{Monmouthshire hundreds}} | {{Monmouthshire hundreds}} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:49, 18 February 2020
Wentloog is a hundred of Monmouthshire. It is also spelled Wentlloog or Wentllooge and alternatively known as Newport hundred.
It is situated in the western part of the county, bounded to the north by Brecknockshire; on the east by the hundreds of Abergavenny, Usk and Caldicot; on the south by the Bristol Channel, and on the west by Glamorganshire. Wentloog is an anglicisation of the Welsh-language Gwynllŵg, the name of the early kingdom and mediæval cantref.
Of all the hundreds of Monmouthshire, Wentloog surely encompasses the most contrasting scenery, from the flat Roman levels reclaimed from the Severn, to the upland valleys of Mynyddislwyn and Bedwellty. It comprises the most urbanised and industrialised parts of the county and indeed the urbanised upland continues across the border into the arguably more famous Glamorgan valleys. On the southern coastal belt are to be found portions of two cities: The western parts of Monmouthshire's own Newport and the eastern suburbs of Glamorgan's Cardiff.
It is the most populous of Monmouthshire's hundreds with a population of 237,525.
It contains the following ancient parishes:
- Bassaleg: consisting of Duffryn township, Graig hamlet and Rogerstone township
- Bedwas (Upper and Lower Bedwas townships)*
- Bedwellty
- Bettws
- Coedkernew
- Henllys
- Machen (Upper and Lower Machen townships)*
- Malpas
- Marshfield
- Michaelston y vedw (Michaelstone hamlet)*
- Mynyddislwyn
- Newport (St Woolos)
- Peterstone Wentlooge
- Risca
- Rumney
- St Brides Wentlooge
- St Mellons
*: Remainder in Glamorganshire.
Outside links
| Hundreds of Monmouthshire |
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Abergavenny • Caldicot • Raglan • Skenfrith • Usk • Wentloog |