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'''Wentloog''' (also spelled '''Wentlloog''' or '''Wentllooge''' or known as '''Newport''') is a [[Hundred]] of [[Monmouthshire]]. | '''Wentloog''' (also spelled '''Wentlloog''' or '''Wentllooge''' or known as '''Newport''') is a [[Hundred]] of [[Monmouthshire]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 11 August 2014
Wentloog (also spelled Wentlloog or Wentllooge or known as Newport) is a Hundred of Monmouthshire.
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 Gwynllŵg, the name of the early kingdom and mediæval cantref.
It contains the following ancient parishes:
- Aberystruth
- Bassaleg: consisting of Duffryn township, Graig hamlet and Rogerstone township
- Bedwas
- Bedwellty
- Bettws
- Coedkernew
- Henllys
- Llanfihangel Llantarnam
- Llanhilleth
- Machen
- Malpas
- Marshfield
- Michaelston y vedw
- Mynyddislwyn
- Newport
- Peterstone Wentlooge
- Risca
- Rumney
- St. Brides Wentlooge
- St. Mellons
- St. Woolos
Outside links
| Hundreds of Monmouthshire |
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Abergavenny • Caldicot • Raglan • Skenfrith • Usk • Wentloog |
