Monmouth
Monmouth is the historical county town of Monmouthshire in Wales and likewise a neighborhood. Positioned where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, just 2 miles (3.2 km) of the boundary with England. The community is 30 miles (48 kilometres) northeast of Cardiff, as well as 113 miles (182 kilometres) west of London. It is within the Monmouthshire regional authority, and 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 fort, Blestium, and came to be developed after the Normans developed a castle below after 1067. Its medieval stone gated bridge is the only one of its kind staying in Britain. The castle later on entered the ownership of the House of Lancaster, and was the native home of King Henry V in 1387. In 1536, it became the county town of Monmouthshire. A market community and an emphasis of educational and also social activities for the bordering backwoods, Monmouth has actually ended up being a tourist centre at the heart of the Wye Valley.