Caerwent

English

Etymology

From Welsh caer + Gwent, which itself was derived from Venta Silurum, the name of the Roman settlement at Caerwent. Recorded as Cair Gwent c.800.

Proper noun

Caerwent

  1. A village and community in south Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref ST4790).

References

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