Historic county Monmouthshire
the historic county of monmouthshire formed welsh marches laws in wales act 1535 , bordered gloucestershire east, herefordshire northeast, brecknockshire north, , glamorgan west. laws in wales act 1542 again enumerated counties of wales , omitted monmouthshire, implying county no longer treated part of wales. however, purposes wales had become part of kingdom of england, , difference had little practical effect. several centuries, acts of parliament of england (in wales represented) referred wales , monmouthshire . however, local government act 1972, came effect in april 1974, confirmed county part of wales, administrative county of monmouthshire , associated lieutenancy being abolished. of area transferred new local government , ceremonial county called gwent, same eastern , southern boundaries historic county, river wye , severn estuary, while western two-fifths of former monmouthshire administered other welsh unitary authorities: blaenau gwent, torfaen, caerphilly, , newport.
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