Gwent (county)
Gwent | |
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Gwent shown within Wales as a preserved county | |
Area | |
• 2003 | 1,553 km² Ranked 5th |
Population | |
• 2007 | 560,500 Ranked 1st |
History | |
• Created | 1974 |
• Abolished | 1996 |
• Succeeded by | Blaenau Gwent Caerphilly Monmouthshire Newport Torfaen Preserved county of Gwent |
Status | Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–) |
Government | Gwent County Council (1974–1996) |
• HQ | Shire Hall, Newport (1974–1978) County Hall, Cwmbran (1978–1996) |
Gwent is a
Under the
High Shrievalty, and its name also survives in various titles, e.g. Gwent Police, Royal Gwent Hospital, Gwent Wildlife Trust and Coleg Gwent. "Gwent" is often used as a synonym for the historic county of Monmouthshire – for example the Gwent Family History Society describes itself as "The key to roots in the historic county of Monmouthshire".[7]
The former administrative county was divided into several districts: Blaenau Gwent, Islwyn, Monmouth, Newport and Torfaen. The successor unitary authorities are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly (part of which came from Mid Glamorgan), Monmouthshire (which covers the eastern 60% of the historic county of the same name), Newport and Torfaen.
In 2003 the preserved county of Gwent expanded to include the whole of Caerphilly County Borough;[8] the Gwent Police area had already been realigned to these boundaries in 1996. In 2007, the population of this enlarged area was estimated as 560,500,[9] making it the most populous of the preserved counties of Wales.
See also
- Gwent County Council
- 1973 Gwent County Council election
- List of Lord Lieutenants of Gwent
- List of High Sheriffs of Gwent
- Gwent Police
- Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner
References
- .
- ^ Local Government Act 1933 c. 51, First Schedule, Part I (a) Administrative Counties in England: Monmouth; Part II (a) County Boroughs in England: Newport.
- ^ Local Government Act 1972 c. 70, s. 1 New local government areas in England, ss. 12 "In this section 'England' does not include the administrative county of Monmouthshire or the county borough of Newport." & s. 20 New local government areas in Wales, ss. 7 "In this section 'Wales' includes the administrative county of Monmouthshire and the county borough of Newport."
- OCLC 56570946.
- Welsh Journals Online at the National Library of Wales.
- ^ "Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 c. 19, s. 1(1)". 5 July 1994.
- ^ "Gwent Family History Society". Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ^ "The Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order 2003". Office of Public Sector Information. 2003-04-01. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ^ 2007 population estimate, calculated using 2003 borders for Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen. Source: "Table 10: Mid-2006 to Mid-2007 Population Estimates, Components of population change for local authorities in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-09-11.