Monmouth
Monmouth is the historic county town of Monmouthshire in Wales as well as also an area. Located where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, simply 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) of the border with England. The town is 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Cardiff, and also 113 miles (182 kilometres) west of London. It is within the Monmouthshire neighborhood authority, as well as the legislative constituency of Monmouth. Monmouth's population in the 2011 census was 10,508, climbing from 8,877 in 2001. The town was the site of a small Roman ft, Blestium, and also came to be established after the Normans constructed a castle right here after 1067. Its medieval stone gated bridge is the only one of its kind staying in Britain. The castle later entered the ownership of the House of Lancaster, as well as was the birth place of King Henry V in 1387. In 1536, it became the county town of Monmouthshire. A market community and also an emphasis of academic as well as cultural activities for the surrounding rural area, Monmouth has actually come to be a tourism centre at the heart of the Wye Valley.
