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Gwent may refer to:

Places

Kingdom of Gwent, a post-Roman Welsh kingdom or principality which existed in various forms between about the 5th and 11th centuries, although the name continued in use later
Gwent (preserved county), a preserved county in Wales
Gwent (former administrative county), a Welsh local authority between 1974 and 1996
- The operational area of Gwent Police
Gwent, a Celtic region which at one time covered part of modern-day Hampshire in England

People

Gwilym Gwent, adopted name of Welsh-born American composer William Aubrey Williams (1834–1891)
Richard Gwent (died 1543), a chaplain of King Henry VIII and official in the Church of England

Other uses

Coleg Gwent, a further education college in Wales
A card game in The Witcher novels by Andrzej Sapkowski
- A card game in the 2015 video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, a 2018 video game based on the card game

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+'''Gwent''' may refer to:
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-<tr><td colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#99ff99">'''Gwent'''
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-'''Gwent''' was an [[administrative county]] of Wales from [[1974]] to [[1996]].  It covered almost exactly the same area as the traditional county of [[Monmouthshire]].  It was abolished and replaced with various other administrative entities, although it remains as one of the [[preserved counties of Wales]] used for ceremonial purposes, and the name 'Gwent' survives in various titles, e.g., [[Gwent Police]], [[Royal Gwent Hospital]], [[Gwent Theatre]].
+==Places==
+*[[Kingdom of Gwent]], a post-Roman Welsh kingdom or principality which existed in various forms between about the 5th and 11th centuries, although the name continued in use later
+*[[Gwent (preserved county)]], a preserved county in Wales
+*[[Gwent (former administrative county)]], a Welsh local authority between 1974 and 1996
+**The operational area of [[Gwent Police]]
+*Gwent, a Celtic region which at one time covered part of modern-day [[History of Hampshire|Hampshire]] in England
+==People==
-It was named after a medieval kingdom in Britain, that covered the eastern half of the county. Its name literally means 'place', or 'the place'. It came into existence after the Romans had left Britain in 430 AD and survived in various forms until the Norman invasion in 1090 AD.  The name Gwent continued in use as a geographical term for the plain around Newport.
+*[[Gwilym Gwent]], adopted name of Welsh-born American composer William Aubrey Williams (1834–1891)
+*[[Richard Gwent]] (died 1543), a chaplain of King Henry VIII and official in the Church of England
+==Other uses==
-The administrative area was divided into several districts : [[Blaenau Gwent]], [[Islwyn]], [[Monmouth]], [[Newport]] and [[Torfaen]].
+* [[Coleg Gwent]], a further education college in Wales
+*A card game in ''[[The Witcher]]'' novels by Andrzej Sapkowski
+** A card game in the 2015 video game ''[[The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt]]''
+** ''[[Gwent: The Witcher Card Game]]'', a 2018 video game based on the card game
+<!--
+*An alien spaceship in the 1970s British science-fiction television series [[Space: 1999]]
+*One of two captains in the comedy science-fiction novel [[Colony (Rob Grant novel)|Colony]]
+-->
+==See also==
-The successor unitary authorities are:
+*{{intitle}}
-*[[Newport, South Wales|City of Newport]] - southern Monmouthshire
-*[[Blaenau Gwent]] - northwestern Monmouthshire
-*[[Torfaen]] - central Monmouthshire
-*[[Caerphilly (county borough)|Caerphilly]] - western Monmouthshire and eastern Glamorgan
-*[[Monmouthshire]] - the remaining rural eastern part of Monmouthshire
+{{disambiguation|geo|surname}}
-{{msg:Wales_preserved_counties}}