Abergavenny was an ancient

hundred 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...

. It was situated in the northern part of the county, bounded on the north by

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire ...

; on the east by the hundreds of

Skenfrith Skenfrith ( cy, Ynysgynwraidd) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales. It is located on the River Monnow, close to the border between Wales and England, about north-west of Monmouth. The road through the village (B4521) was once ...

Raglan Raglan may refer to: People *FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855), British Army officer, commander of British troops during the Crimean War *Raglan (surname) *Raglan Squire (1912–2004), British architect Places Australia *Count ...

, and

Usk Usk ( cy, Brynbuga) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. Usk Castle, above the town, overlooks th ...

; on the south by

Wentloog Wentlooge ( cy, Gwynllŵg), sometimes known as Wentloog, is a community in the southwest of the city of Newport, South Wales, in the Marshfield ward. The community includes Peterstone Wentloodge and St. Brides Wentloodge and in 2011 had a popu ...

hundred; and on the west by Wentloog and

Brecknockshire , image_flag= , HQ= Brecon , Government= Brecknockshire County Council (1889-1974) , Origin= Brycheiniog , Status= , Start= 1535 , End= ...

. It contained the following ancient parishes: *

Abergavenny Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a ''Gateway to Wales''; it is approximately from the border wi ...

Abersychan Abersychan is a town and community (Wales), community north of Pontypool in Torfaen, Wales, and lies within the boundaries of the Monmouthshire (historic), historic county of Monmouthshire and the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county o ...

Abertillery Abertillery (; cy, Abertyleri) is a town and a community of the Ebbw Fach valley in the historic county of Monmouthshire, Wales. Following local government reorganisation it became part of the Blaenau Gwent County Borough administrative area. ...

* Crucornau Fawr *

Cwmyoy Cwmyoy is an extensive rural parish in Monmouthshire, Wales ( cy, Cwm Iou for the valley and parish, cy, Cwm-iou for the village). The standard Welsh name is ''Cwm Iau'' or ''Cwm-iau''. In the Gwentian dialect of Welsh that was spoken here until ...

Goetre Fawr Goetre Fawr is a community and electoral ward in Monmouthshire, Wales, a few miles south of the town of Abergavenny. According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the community and ward was 2,393. Community The community includes the village ...

* Llanarth *

Llanfoist Llanfoist ( cy, Llan-ffwyst) is both a village near Abergavenny, in Monmouthshire, Wales, and the community of Llanfoist Fawr. Llanfoist derives from ''Ffwyst'', an early Christian Welsh saint, although the anglicised version of the church ...

Llanddewi Rhydderch Llanddewi Rhydderch is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales at OS . It is off the B4233 road, roughly southeast of Abergavenny, lying within the administrative community of Gobion Fawr. History The township of Llanddewi Rhydderch grew around ...

* Llandewi Skirrid *

Llantilio Pertholey Llantilio Pertholey ( cy, Llandeilo Bertholau) is a small village and community (parish) in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located to the north-east of the market town of Abergavenny, which it is part of, just off the A465 road to Herefo ...

Llanellen Llanellen ( cy, Llanelen) is a village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located south of Abergavenny. The population was 506 in 2011. Geography The Blorenge mountain towers above the village. The River Usk passes close ...

* Llanfable *

Llanfair Kilgeddin Llanfair Kilgeddin ( cy, Llanfair Cilgedin) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, lying within the administrative community of Llanover. It is located four miles north west of Usk and six miles south east of Abergavenny on the B4 ...

* Llanfferrin *

Llanfihangel Crucorney Llanvihangel Crucorney ( cy, Llanfihangel Crucornau) is a small village in the Community (Wales), community (parish) of Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located north of Abergavenny and south-west of Hereford, England on the A465 road. ...

Llangatwg Dyffryn Wysg Cadoxton (or in full Cadoxton-juxta-Neath) ( cy, Llangatwg), is a village situated in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Cadoxton is located just outside the town of Neath and borders the villages of Cilfrew and Bryncoch. The village has 1, ...

* Llangattock-Lingoed *

Llanhilleth Llanhilleth () is a village, community and an electoral ward on the A467 road between Ebbw Vale and Crumlin in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Two large mounds in the field behind the Carpenter's Arms are the remains of the medieval Llanhilleth castle w ...

Llanover Llanover (; cy, Llanofer) is a village in the community of Goetre Fawr in Monmouthshire, Wales. Location Llanover is located four miles south of Abergavenny just off the A4042 road to Pontypool. The community includes the separate hamlets of ...

* Llansaintffraid *

Llanwenarth Llanwenarth is a small village and parish in the Usk Valley of Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom. It is in the community of Llanfoist Fawr and covered by the electoral ward of Llanwenarth Ultra. Location Llanwenarth is located w ...

* Lloyndu hamlet *

Mamhilad Mamhilad ( cy, Mamheilad) is a village in the community of Goetre Fawr in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Location Mamhilad is two miles to the north east of Pontypool, Torfaen County Borough. History and amenities Mamhilad has a pub call ...

* Oldcastle *

Trevethin Trevethin ( cy, Trefddyn) is a suburb of Pontypool and a community in Torfaen, Wales. It includes two electoral wards (Trevethin and St Cadocs and Penygarn) for Torfaen County Borough Council. It is in the historic county of Monmouthshire. His ...

The administration of the area is now divided between the

local authorities Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...

Torfaen Torfaen (; cy, Torfaen ) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. Torfaen is bordered by the county of Monmouthshire to the east, the city of Newport to the south, and the county boroughs of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent to the south ...

and

Blaenau Gwent Blaenau Gwent (; ) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders the unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw ...

. Part is within the area of the

Brecon Beacons The Brecon Beacons ( cy, Bannau Brycheiniog, ) are a mountain range in South Wales. In a narrow sense, the name refers to the range of Old Red Sandstone peaks which lie to the south of Brecon. Sometimes referred to as "the central Beacons" t ...

National Park.

References

External links

Abergavenny Hundred on a Vision of Britain
{{Monmouthshire hundreds Abergavenny