Wentloog (hundred)
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The cantref or hundred of Wentloog is a division of the traditional county of Monmouthshire. It is situated in the western part of the county, and is bounded on the north by Brecknockshire; on the east by the hundreds of Abergavenny, Usk and Caldicot; on the south by the Bristol Channel, and on the west by Glamorganshire. The proper Welsh name for the region is Gwynllwg.
It contains the following ancient parishes:
- Aberystruth
- Bassaleg: consisting of Duffryn township, Graig hamlet and Rogerstone township
- Bedwas
- Bettws
- Coedkernew
- Henllys
- Llanfihangel Llantarnam
- Llanhilleth
- Machen
- Malpas
- Marshfield
- Michaelston y vedw
- Mynyddislwyn
- Newport
- Peterstone Wentlooge
- Risca
- Rumney
- St. Brides Wentlooge
- St. Mellons
- St. Woolos
