Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of England and Wales, bordered by to the east by Gloucestershire, to the northeast by Herefordshire, to the north by Brecknockshire, to the west by Glamorganshire and to the south by the Bristol Channel. It was part of England until renamed Gwent and taken into Wales in 1974.
A county and local government principal area of Wales which replaced Gwent, bordered by the Forest of Dean, Herefordshire, Powys, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Newport.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAccessed 11 January 2012 These arrangements gave rise to the widespread belief that the area was part of England rather than Wales, although most legislation for Wales was applied to it using the phrase "Wales and Monmouthshire". Source: Internet
Accessed 11 January 2012 It was included within the Hundred of Skenfrith after the county of Monmouthshire was formed. Source: Internet
Cardiff University was founded by Royal Charter in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, citation is a member of the Russell Group of leading research led universities, having most of its campus in Cathays and the city centre. Source: Internet
Currently Cumberland, Furness, Leeds, Vernon, Melton, Mansfield, Monmouthshire, Principality, Scottish, and Yorkshire building societies offer these deals. Source: Internet
In 1877, the militia of Anglesey and Monmouthshire were converted to engineers. Source: Internet
Gwent Police advised residents in Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, to evacuate their homes and identified the Abergavenny Leisure Centre as a "place of safety". Source: Internet