Monmouth
Monmouth is the historical county town of Monmouthshire in Wales and also a community. Situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, just 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) of the boundary with England. The town is 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Cardiff, and also 113 miles (182 kilometres) west of London. It is within the Monmouthshire neighborhood authority, and also the legislative constituency of Monmouth. Monmouth's population in the 2011 census was 10,508, climbing from 8,877 in 2001. The community was the site of a tiny Roman fort, Blestium, and also ended up being developed after the Normans built a castle here after 1067. Its middle ages rock gated bridge is the only one of its kind continuing to be in Britain. The castle later entered the property of the House of Lancaster, as well as was the native home of King Henry V in 1387. In 1536, it became the county town of Monmouthshire. A market community as well as an emphasis of instructional and also cultural activities for the bordering backwoods, Monmouth has come to be a tourism centre at the heart of the Wye Valley.