Monmouthshire
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
Monmouthshire lies in southeast Wales along the border with England, blending market towns, rural farmland, and scenic landscapes like the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Agriculture, tourism, and commuting links to Bristol and Cardiff shape its economy.
The local government for this district is: Monmouthshire County Council (Wales County Council).
Constituencies in Monmouthshire
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is divided into 39 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bulwark and Thornwell
- Caerwent
- Caldicot Castle
- Caldicot Cross
- Cantref
- Chepstow Castle and Larkfield
- Croesonen
- Crucorney
- Devauden
- Dewstow
- Drybridge
- Gobion Fawr
- Goetre Fawr
- Grofield
- Lansdown
- Llanbadoc and Usk
- Llanelly
- Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon
- Llangybi Fawr
- Llantilio Crossenny
- Magor East with Undy
- Magor West
- Mardy
- Mitchel Troy and Trellech United
- Mount Pleasant
- Osbaston
- Overmonnow
- Park
- Pen Y Fal
- Portskewett
- Raglan
- Rogiet
- Severn
- Shirenewton
- St Arvans
- St Kingsmark
- Town
- West End
- Wyesham
Monmouthshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Monmouthshire is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Wales
- (ITL 2) ⇒ South East Wales
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Monmouthshire and Newport
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.