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Abergavenny
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Abergavenny
Abergavenny
, meaning
Mouth of the River Gavenny
, is a
market town
in
Monmouthshire
, Wales. It is located 15 miles (24 km) west of
Monmouth
on the
A40
and
A465
roads, 6 miles (10 km) from the English border. Originally the site of a
Roman fort
,
Gobannium
, it became a
medieval
walled town
within the
Welsh Marches
. The town contains the remains of a medieval stone
castle
built soon after the
Norman conquest of Wales
.
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