Gwent

Gwent (county)

Gwent is a preserved county and a former local government county in south-east Wales. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was named after the ancient Kingdom of Gwent....

 Local History Council (previously Monmouthshire Local History Council) was founded in 1954 to promote the study of local history in Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire (historic)

Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....

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Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. The Council comprises representatives of local history societies in the historic county. It organises lectures and events and publishes a journal, Gwent Local History.

Gwent Local History

Gwent Local History (formerly Presenting Monmouthshire) is a twice-yearly local history journal containing articles on historical topics, with references, book reviews, notes and news, relating to Monmouthshire and south Wales

South Wales

South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...

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The journal is included in the Welsh Journals Online project at the National Library of Wales

National Library of Wales

The National Library of Wales , Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales; one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies.Welsh is its main medium of communication...

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