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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
370:; 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, making it the most populous of the preserved counties of Wales.
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Government Act 1933 c. 51, First Schedule, Part I (a) Administrative Counties in England: Monmouth; Part II (a) County Boroughs in England: Newport.
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Monmouthshire – for example the Gwent Family History Society describes itself as "The key to roots in the historic county of Monmouthshire".
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633:"Table 10: Mid-2006 to Mid-2007 Population Estimates, Components of population change for local authorities in the United Kingdom"
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504:(2011). "The Question of Monmouthshire". In Williams, Chris; Williams, Sian Rhiannon (eds.).
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Monmouthshire and the county borough of Newport."
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In 2003 the preserved county of Gwent expanded to include the whole of
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45:Gwent shown within Wales as a preserved county
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304:. "Gwent" is often used as a synonym for the
261:(both authorities which were legally part of
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611:Office of Public Sector Information
405:Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner
506:Industrial Monmouthshire 1780-1914
385:1973 Gwent County Council election
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390:List of Lord Lieutenants of Gwent
274:Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
241:; it was named after the ancient
353:historic county of the same name
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280:for the ceremonial purposes of
637:Office for National Statistics
587:"Gwent Family History Society"
428:Office for National Statistics
395:List of High Sheriffs of Gwent
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130: • Abolished
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380:Gwent County Council
298:Gwent Wildlife Trust
294:Royal Gwent Hospital
206:County Hall, Cwmbran
185:Gwent County Council
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74:1,551 km² (
797:Categories
767:51°47′20″N
647:2010-09-11
617:2010-09-11
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545:(71): 8–12
450:St Mellons
411:References
341:Caerphilly
272:Under the
181:Government
149:Caerphilly
87:Population
770:3°01′05″W
462:Bedwellty
99:591,396 (
64:1,553 km²
549:26 March
524:56570946
470:Brynmawr
466:Llanelly
374:See also
321:Monmouth
730:Gwynedd
557:at the
458:Rhymney
361:Torfaen
357:Newport
329:Torfaen
325:Newport
263:England
259:Newport
161:Torfaen
157:Newport
112:History
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317:Islwyn
173:Status
740:Powys
725:Gwent
720:Dyfed
715:Clwyd
235:Wales
229:is a
227:Gwent
33:Gwent
551:2018
520:OCLC
510:ISBN
468:and
436:2024
359:and
335:are
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