Caerwent

Caerwent
Roman building foundations and the tower of the parish church at Caerwent
Caerwent Location within Monmouthshire
Population	1,791 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	ST470905
Principal area	Monmouthshire
Preserved county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHEPSTOW
Postcode district	NP16
Post town	CALDICOT
Postcode district	NP26
Dialling code	01291
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Monmouthshire
List of places UK Wales Monmouthshire 51°36′40″N 2°45′54″W / 51.611°N 2.765°W / 51.611; -2.765

Caerwent (Welsh: Caer-went) 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 the Brythonic Silures tribe. The modern village is built around the Roman ruins, which are some of the best-preserved in Europe. It remained prominent through the Roman era and Early Middle Ages as the site of a road crossing between several important civic centres. The community includes Llanvair Discoed. The village itself had a population of about 1,200.^[2]