Skenfrith 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 des ...
of
Monmouthshire.
It contained the following ancient parishes:
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Grosmont
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Llantilio Crossenny
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Llangattock-Vibon-Avel
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Monmouth
Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. ...
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Rockfield
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Skenfrith
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St. Maughans
St. Maughans ( cy, Llanfocha) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.
Location
St. Maughans is located three miles north west of Monmouth.
History and amenities
St. Maughans is close to the River Monnow and the borde ...
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Wonastow
Wonastow ( cy, Llanwarw) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located south west of Monmouth.
History and amenities
Wonastow has a twelfth-century church dedicated to St. Wonnow or Saint Winwaloe
Saint Winwaloe ( br, Gw ...
The
exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
of
Welsh Bicknor was transferred to
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 ...
in 1844. Other parts of the hundred are now administered by the
local authority
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 ...
of
Monmouthshire.
External links
Skenfrith Hundred on a Vision of Britain
{{Monmouthshire hundreds