What is Gwent (county)?
{{Infobox historic subdivision| |Name= Gwent |HQ= [[Cwmbran]] |Government= [[Gwent County Council]] |Status= Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996), Preserved county (1996–) |Start= 1974 |End= 1996 |Arms= |Replace=[[Blaenau Gwent]]<br />[[Caerphilly County Borough|Caerphilly]]<br />[[Monmouthshire]]<br />[[Newport, Wales|Newport]]<br />[[Torfaen]] |Map= [[File:Gwent Preserved County in Wales.svg|200px|Gwent shown within Wales]]<br>''Gwent shown within Wales'' |PopulationLast= 560,500 <br> Ranked 1st |PopulationLastYear= 2007 |AreaFirst= 1,553 km² <br> Ranked 5th |AreaFirstYear= 2003 |AreaLast= |AreaLastYear= |Divisions= |DivisionsNames= }} '''Gwent''' is one of the eight [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved counties]] of [[Wales]]. It was created on 1 April 1974. It was named after the [[Kingdom of Gwent]], an ancient kingdom. In 1996, it was abolished and became five seperate counties and boroughs. These are [[Blaenau Gwent County Borough|Blaenau Gwent]], [[Caerphilly County Borough|Caerphilly]], [[Monmouthshire]], [[Newport, Wales|City of Newport]] and [[Torfaen County Borough|Torfaen]]. The county bordered the [[Bristol Channel]] to the south, the [[England|English]] counties of [[Herefordshire]] and [[Gloucestershire]] to the east, [[Powys]] to the north-west, [[Mid Glamorgan]] to the west, and [[South Glamorgan]] to the south-west. The county's county town was [[Cwmbran]], which was the location of its Government HQ. Other settlements in the county included [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], [[Abergavenny]], and [[Caerphilly]]. [[Category:Preserved counties of Wales]]