Caerwent

Caerwent
Roman building foundations and the tower of the parish church at Caerwent
Caerwent is located in Monmouthshire
Caerwent
Caerwent
Location within Monmouthshire
Population1,791 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST470905
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHEPSTOW
Postcode districtNP16
Post townCALDICOT
Postcode districtNP26
Dialling code01291
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°36′40″N 2°45′54″W / 51.611°N 2.765°W / 51.611; -2.765

Caerwent (Welsh: Caer-went) is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about five miles west of Chepstow and 11 miles east of Newport. It was founded by the Romans as the market town of Venta Silurum, an important settlement of the Brythonic Silures tribe. The modern village is built around the Roman ruins, which are some of the best-preserved in Europe. It remained prominent through the Roman era and Early Middle Ages as the site of a road crossing between several important civic centres. The community includes Llanvair Discoed. The village itself had a population of about 1,200.[2]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2021.