Gwynllwg
Sign in to saveGwynllŵg was a kingdom of Medieval Wales and later a Norman lordship and then a cantref. It is named after Gwynllyw, its 5th century and 6th century ruler.
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- Instance of
- cantref
- Part of
- Kingdom of Glywysing
- Country
- Wales
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- historic county
- Monmouthshire
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Gwynllŵg was a kingdom of Medieval Wales and later a Norman lordship and then a cantref. It is named after Gwynllyw, its 5th century and 6th century ruler.
==Location== The kingdom consisted of coastal plain stretching between the Rhymney and Usk River, together with the hills to the north, consisting of the commotes of Magor and Machen, respectively. It was traditionally regarded as a sub-kingdom of the kingdom of Glamorgan () to its west, rather than that of Gwent, which began east of the River Usk. However, under the Laws in Wales Acts of 1535–42, the cantref was included with those situated to the east, to form the new county of Monmouthshire.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gwynllwg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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