Monmouth

This is about the Welsh town of Monmouth. For other uses, see Monmouth (disambiguation).

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Monmouth (Welsh: Trefynwy) is a town in south Wales, county town of the traditional county of Monmouthshire. It is situated at the confluence of the River Wye and River Monnow, and hence the name Monmouth, a contraction of 'Monnow-Mouth'. The Welsh name literally means Monnow town - tref (town) + Mynwy (river Monnow).

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Welsh - Wales - Traditional county - Monmouthshire - River Wye - River Monnow

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Monmouth boasts a 13th-century stone gated bridge, unique in Britain as it is the only preserved bridge of its design remaining. After centuries of waiting a second bridge over the Monnow was finally opened on the March 15, 2004, thus allowing the old bridge to become pedestrianised. This project has, however, meant the demolition of the old cattle market, thus Monmouth is no longer the market town it has traditionally been; however, a farmers' market selling local produce is still held.

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13th-century - Bridge - March 15 - 2004 - Pedestrianised - Market - Farmers' market

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Monmouth is very much a town of schools. Apart from the comprehensive school with over 1600 pupils, there are two independent schools - Monmouth School and Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls. There are also several state primary schools, with most areas served by both infants' and juniors' Schools.

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School - Comprehensive school - Independent school - Monmouth School - Infants' - Juniors'

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Monmouth is twinned with Carbonne, France and Waldbronn, Germany.

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Twinned - Carbonne - France - Waldbronn - Germany

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