Caerwent
Sign in to saveCaerwent () is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about west of Chepstow and east of Newport. It was founded by the Romans as the market town of Venta Silurum, an important settlement of the Brythonic tribe of Silures. The modern village is built around the Roman ruins, which are some of the best-preserved in Europe. It remained prominent through the Roman era and Early Middle Ages as the site of a road crossing between several important civic centres. The community includes the small village of Llanvair Discoed. In 2021 Caerwent village had a population of about 1,
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- Caerwent.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 200
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Roman building foundations and the tower of Caerwent parish church
- UK place.official_name
- Caerwent
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Monmouthshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Gwent
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Monmouthshire
- UK place.post_town
- CHEPSTOW
- UK place.postcode_district
- NP16
- UK place.postcode_area
- NP
- UK place.post_town1
- CALDICOT
- UK place.postcode_district1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Caer-went
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Monmouthshire
- Population
- +1791
- Official website
- caerwentcc.com
- Image
- Caerwent.jpg
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- Etymology
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- Roman times
- Early Christian times
- Modern era
- Governance
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Caerwent () is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about west of Chepstow and east of Newport. It was founded by the Romans as the market town of Venta Silurum, an important settlement of the Brythonic tribe of Silures. The modern village is built around the Roman ruins, which are some of the best-preserved in Europe. It remained prominent through the Roman era and Early Middle Ages as the site of a road crossing between several important civic centres. The community includes the small village of Llanvair Discoed. In 2021 Caerwent village had a population of about 1,200.
==Etymology== The modern name derives from Venta, an ancient British word denoting a "market", and Caer, a later Welsh word denoting a fortified settlement. The town would give its name to the post Roman successor kingdom of Gwent and it is possible that the modern name means "Fort of Gwent".