Monmouthshire
§ This page gives an overview of the Monmouthshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ 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 administrative boundary of Monmouthshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Monmouthshire.
Key Facts about Monmouthshire
What region is Monmouthshire in? Monmouthshire is in Wales, a statistical region and also a country in United Kingdom.
Is Monmouthshire a city? No, Monmouthshire is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Monmouthshire? The local government for this district is: Monmouthshire County Council (Wales County Council).
▶ Official website of Monmouthshire County Council 🔗 monmouthshire.gov.uk
Which police force covers Monmouthshire? Policing in Monmouthshire is provided by Gwent Police 🔗 gwent.police.uk, which serves 5 local authority districts: Blaenau Gwent ⁞ Caerphilly ⁞ Monmouthshire ⁞ Newport ⁞ Torfaen.
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.
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
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Communities in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire has 30 communities, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abergavenny
- Caerwent
- Caldicot
- Chepstow
- Crucorney
- Devauden
- Gobion Fawr
- Goetre Fawr
- Grosmont
- Llanarth
- Llanbadoc
- Llanelly
- Llanfoist Fawr
- Llangybi
- Llantilio Pertholey
- Llantrisant Fawr
- Magor with Undy
- Mathern
- Mitchel Troy
- Monmouth
- Portskewett
- Raglan
- Rogiet
- Shirenewton
- Skenfrith
- St. Arvans
- Trellech United
- Usk
- Whitecastle
- Wye Valley
In Wales, communities are the Welsh equivalent of civil parishes—the lowest tier of local government. Every part of Wales lies within a community, though only some have an elected community or town council. Where they exist, these councils handle very local matters and speak for residents to the county or county borough council. Like English civil parishes, communities are purely civil/administrative and are distinct from church parishes.
Built-up Areas in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire covers 31 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abergavenny
- Caer-went
- Caldicot
- Catbrook
- Chepstow
- Clydach (Monmouthshire)
- Gilwern
- Govilon
- Llanarth (Monmouthshire)
- Llandevenny
- Llandogo
- Llanfoist
- Llangibby
- Llanishen
- Lower Redbrook *
- Mamhilad *
- Monmouth
- Newport (Newport) *
- Penperlleni
- Pontypool *
- Portskewett
- Raglan
- Rogiet
- Shirenewton
- St Arvans
- Sudbrook
- The Narth
- Tintern
- Undy and Magor
- Usk
- Waunllapria
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Monmouthshire.)
Monmouthshire compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Monmouthshire compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Monmouthshire has 39 electoral wards.
Monmouthshire has a population of 94,930 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Monmouthshire can be found on the ONS statistics for Monmouthshire.