Difference between revisions of "Caldicot Hundred"
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It is situated in the south-eastern part of the county, bounded on the north by the hundreds of [[Usk Hundred|Usk]] and [[Raglan Hundred|Raglan]]; on the east by [[Gloucestershire]]; on the south by the [[Bristol Channel]], and on the west by the hundred of [[Wentloog Hundred|Wentloog]]. | It is situated in the south-eastern part of the county, bounded on the north by the hundreds of [[Usk Hundred|Usk]] and [[Raglan Hundred|Raglan]]; on the east by [[Gloucestershire]]; on the south by the [[Bristol Channel]], and on the west by the hundred of [[Wentloog Hundred|Wentloog]]. | ||
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| + | The hundred has given its name to the [[Caldicot and Wentloog Levels|Caldicot level]], an area of low-lying estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the [[Severn Estuary]]. | ||
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| + | [[File:Road out of Redwick, Monmouthshire - geograph.org.uk - 352284.jpg|thumb|250px|Flat landscape at [[Redwick, Monmouthshire|Redwick]] on the Caldicot Level]] | ||
It contains the following ancient parishes: | It contains the following ancient parishes: | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 24 July 2015
Caldicot is a Hundred of Monmouthshire.
It is situated in the south-eastern part of the county, bounded on the north by the hundreds of Usk and Raglan; on the east by Gloucestershire; on the south by the Bristol Channel, and on the west by the hundred of Wentloog.
The hundred has given its name to the Caldicot level, an area of low-lying estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the Severn Estuary.
Flat landscape at Redwick on the Caldicot Level
It contains the following ancient parishes:
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| Hundreds of Monmouthshire |
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Abergavenny • Caldicot • Raglan • Skenfrith • Usk • Wentloog |
