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Is Gwent Still A County?

Under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, the county of Gwent was abolished on 1 April 1996. What county is Gwent now? Blaenau Gwent lies almost entirely within the historic county of Monmouthshire, but the community of Brynmawr in the northeast belongs to the historic county of Brecknockshire. When did Gwent become Monmouthshire? 1974Monmouthshire (historic) …

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