What is Monmouthshire?
[[File:Flag of Monmouthshire.svg|thumb|right|200px|Monmouthshire's Flag]] [[File:Monmouthshire Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|thumb|right|200px|Monmouthshire in Britain]] '''Monmouthshire''' is a [[county]] in [[Wales]] in the west of [[Great Britain]]. From the end of the [[Middle Ages]] until the year [[1974]], Monmouthshire was a part of [[England]] for some purposes and a part of Wales for others. Then, in [[1972]], [[Parliament|the Parliament]] decided that it was going to be in Wales from 1974 onwards. The chief town in the area is [[Newport]]. Other important towns are [[Cwmbran]], where the [[county council]] meets, [[Monmouth]], the [[county town]] and [[Abergavenny]]. {{UK-stub}} {{Welsh shire|nocat=yes}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Monmouthshire| ]]