A
county in
Wales,
UK, bounded by the rivers
Wye,
Rumney,
Monnow and the
Clydach Gorge.
Adjacent counties are: to the east
Gloucestershire, north-west
Brecknockshire, north-east
Herefordshire and west
Glamorganshire.
Principal towns include: Newport, Abergavenny, Chepstow, Pontypool, Newbridge, Blackwood and Ebbw Vale.
For many years Monmouthshire was thought to be part of England, however this misunderstanding stemmed from the fact that as Wales consisted of 13 counties and that number is hard to divide up evenly for court purposes, Monmouthshire was included in the Oxford circuit.