St Brides Netherwent () is a

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and largely

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, south-east

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. It is centred 2 miles north of Magor, and 3 miles west of

Caerwent Caerwent () is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about five miles west of Chepstow and 11 miles east of Newport. It was founded by the Romans as the market town of '' Venta Silurum'', an important settlement of th ...

. The

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Chepstow Chepstow () is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the western end of the ...

road passes close by to the north.

History

The

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of Saint Bridget or Brigid is set in quiet countryside, adjoining the site of a

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.Geograph photo of deserted village
/ref> It was traditionally founded by Brochwael, the son of Meurig of

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, in the 10th century.

Joseph Bradney Colonel Sir Joseph Alfred Bradney, (11 January 1859 – 21 July 1933) was a British soldier, historian and antiquarian, best known for his multi-volume ''A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present T ...

, ''A History of Monmouthshire: The Hundred of Caldicot'', 1933 The church tower dates from the 13th or 14th century, but the body of the church was rebuilt in the 19th century after it became dilapidated.John Newman, ''The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire'', 2000, The parish was part of the

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. It is so named to distinguish it from the village of

St Brides Wentloog St Brides Wentloog (also spelled St Bride's Wentloog or St Brides Wentlooge or simply St Bride's; ) is a hamlet to the south west of the city of Newport in South Wales. Location The hamlet lies in the parish of Wentlooge and electoral distri ...

, to the west of

. "Netherwent" is the English name given from the

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period onwards to the Welsh ''

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'' of ''Gwent-is-coed'' (Gwent beneath the wood, i.e.

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), with "-went" deriving from the

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town of '' Venta'' which became Caerwent. Aside from today's farmhouses outlying the clustered centre, St Brides Netherwent was abandoned in the 18th century.

Local schools

Both Magor Church in Wales Primary School and Undy Primary School are within catchment of the area. Caldicot School is the local secondary school within the catchment area.

Notes

External links

Caerwent Community website – St. Brides Netherwent churchA Bronze Age flint arrowhead from near St. Brides Netherwent
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Brides Netherwent Villages in Monmouthshire Former villages in Wales