Monmouth
Monmouth is the historical county town of Monmouthshire in Wales as well as additionally a neighborhood. Situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, simply 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) of the border with England. The community is 30 miles (48 kilometres) northeast of Cardiff, and also 113 miles (182 km) west of London. It is within the Monmouthshire neighborhood authority, and also the parliamentary constituency of Monmouth. Monmouth's population in the 2011 census was 10,508, increasing from 8,877 in 2001. The community was the site of a small Roman fort, Blestium, as well as ended up being established after the Normans constructed a castle here after 1067. Its medieval stone gated bridge is the just one of its type continuing to be in Britain. The castle later entered into the ownership of the House of Lancaster, and also was the birthplace of King Henry V in 1387. In 1536, it ended up being the county town of Monmouthshire. A market town and a focus of academic and social tasks for the surrounding backwoods, Monmouth has come to be a tourism centre at the heart of the Wye Valley.
