Caerwent

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Caerwent (Welsh: Caer-went) is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was founded by the Romans in 75 as Venta Silurum, a market town for the defeated Silures tribe. It acted as a center of control for Gwent before and probably after the Roman occupation. Large sections of the Roman town walls are still in place. Other attractions in the village include the remains of a Roman temple, while a large former propellant factory, later Royal Air Force/USAF storage base lies nearby. See Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent

It has been suggested that Caerwent is in fact the location of the court of King Arthur, or in other words what is popularly known as Camelot. After Arthur's death at the Battle of Camlann, therefor, it would have been given to King Caradoc.

The wall which surrounds the Roman site,rises up to 5m in places.The local modern day houses are built on top of half the site of the old Roman market place.

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• War Memorial
• Monumental Inscriptions for St. Stephan and St. Tathen Church
• Monumental Inscriptions for Caerwent Evangelical Baptist Church
• Parish Registers for Caerwent
• 1891 Census Transcript for Caerwent
• Plans, history, and information on the ancient Roman city