| Caldicot | |
| Welsh: Cil-y-coed | |
  Caldicot shown within the United Kingdom |
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| Population | 11,248 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Monmouthshire |
| Ceremonial county | Gwent |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CALDICOT |
| Postcode district | NP26 |
| Dialling code | 01291 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Newport East |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Monmouthshire | |
Caldicot (Welsh: Cil-y-coed) is a small town in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude For Local government purposes Wales is divided into 22 Unitary authorities, which are responsible for the provision of all local government services including education Ancient county See also Monmouthshire (historic The ancient county of Monmouthshire was formed from the Welsh Marches by the Laws in Wales The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. Gwent may refer to Kingdom of Gwent County of Gwent Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Newport postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Newport, Wales. The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Gwent Police (Heddlu Gwent is the Territorial police force responsible for policing the local authority areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru is the fire and rescue service covering the ten Welsh principal areas of The Welsh Ambulance Service (also called the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust or Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru) was established on April 1 1998 Wales is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 4 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional representation This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Newport East is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in Wales Lists of This is a list of places in Monmouthshire, Wales, sorted alphabetically A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Ancient county See also Monmouthshire (historic The ancient county of Monmouthshire was formed from the Welsh Marches by the Laws in Wales
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Location
The town lies between Chepstow and the city of Newport, just off the busy M4 / M48 corridor through south Wales. Chepstow (Cas-gwent is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. The M4 motorway is a Motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. It is located in the coastal plain [1] which comprises the Caldicot Level, adjacent to the estuary of the River Severn and the Bristol Channel. The Caldicot and Wentloog Levels comprise two areas of low-lying estuarine alluvial Wetland and intertidal Mudflats adjoining the north bank For other rivers named "Severn" see Severn River. The River Severn ( Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin The Bristol Channel ( Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset It has easy access by motorway to all large cities in the area such as Cardiff and across the Second Severn Crossing and old Severn Bridge to Bristol. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The Second Severn Crossing ( Welsh: Ail Groesfan Hafren) is a Motorway crossing over the River Severn between England and Wales For the Ontario community see Severn Bridge Ontario Not to be confused with Second Severn Crossing The Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London
History
There was considerable activity in the area during the Bronze Age. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for Excavations near the Nedern Brook beside the castle revealed a plank from a boat and complex wooden structures in the former river bed. Caldicot Castle (Castell Cil-y-coed is an extensive stone Medieval Castle The boat probably traded across the Severn with the farmers and traders of Somerset. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Later, in Roman times, it is likely that trading vessels sailed up the Nedern Brook to Caerwent. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Caerwent (Caer-went is a Village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, located about 5 miles west of Chepstow and 11 miles east The discovery of kilns also shows that coarse pottery was produced in the village during Roman times. [1]
In 1074, following the Norman Conquest, the manor of Caldicot was given to Durand, the Sheriff of Gloucester. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. Gloucester (ˈɡlɒstɚ) is a city, district and County town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Caldicot is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey Its entry reads, 'Durand the Sheriff holds of the King, one land, in Caerwent, called Caldicot. He has in demesne there 3 ploughs, and 15 half villeins, and 4 bondmen, and one knight. All these have twelve ploughs. There is a mill worth ten shillings. ' The name 'Caldicot' derives from the Old English phrase calde cot meaning 'cold hut'. A cold hut is an exposed shelter used by either humans or animals.
One of the oldest buildings in Caldicot, Llanthony Secunda Manor, was built around 1120 as a grange for monks from Llanthony Secunda Priory in Gloucester. A monastic grange was a manor or other centre of a farming estate belonging to a Monastery and used for food production in France, Great Britain Llanthony Secunda Priory is a ruined former Augustinian Priory in Hempsted, Gloucester, England, UK. [2]
In 1158 the manor of Caldicot passed to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, who was responsible for building the stone keep and curtain walls of the present-day castle. Humphrey de Bohun (pronounced "Boon" may refer to Humphrey de Bohun (d The title of Earl of Hereford was created six times in the Peerage of England. Caldicot Castle (Castell Cil-y-coed is an extensive stone Medieval Castle In 1376 it passed to Thomas Woodstock, third son of King Edward III, when he married Alianore de Bohun. Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester ( January 7 1355 &ndash September 8 (or 9 1397 was the thirteenth and youngest child of King Edward Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. It began to fall into ruins around the 16th century.
The parish church of St. Mary was founded in the Norman period, but is mainly built in the Perpendicular style of the late 14th and 15th centuries. English Gothic is the name of the Architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520
By the mid-19th century, Caldicot was a small farming village. However, the opening of the South Wales Railway brought London and Cardiff within relatively easy reach (although Caldicot station itself was not opened until 1936). The railway attracted industry, and 1862 Henry Hughes of Tintern opened a wireworks next to the railway, becoming the village's major employer and attracting many new workers. Tintern (Tyndyrn is a Village on the west bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire, Wales, close to the border with England, at about In 1880 it became a tinplate works for the canning industry. In 1879 work began on the Severn Tunnel, which was opened in 1886. The Severn Tunnel ( Welsh: Twnnel Hafren) is a Railway Tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the Its construction brought hundreds of workers to Caldicot, roughly doubling its population. [1]
Court House was the home of baker Henry Jones, the inventor of self-raising flour, from 1864 until his death in 1891. Henry Jones (1812 - July 12 1891 was a Baker in Bristol, England, who was responsible in 1845 for inventing self-raising Flour. Flour is a powder made of Cereal grains It is the key ingredient of Bread, which is a staple food in many countries and therefore the availability He is buried in the churchyard[3].
During the first half of the 20th century Caldicot continued to grow steadily, but unspectacularly, reaching a population of 1,770 in 1951. Early in the 1950's, however, Chepstow Rural District Council decided that the village should be allowed to expand to approximately 3,000. Chepstow Rural District Council (RDC was a Rural district in the Administrative county of Monmouthshire, Wales. Shortly after this decision, the government decided to build a new steelworks at Llanwern. Llanwern is an electoral district (ward and smaller community Parish in the urban-rural fringe of the City of Newport, South Wales. Caldicot was designated as a suitable home for the thousands of steelworkers, and expansion plans were revised upwards. Llanwern steelworks opened in 1962, and by the end of the decade Caldicot was occupied by over 7,000 people. [1]
The growth of the community was furthered by the opening of the Severn Bridge in 1966. For the Ontario community see Severn Bridge Ontario Not to be confused with Second Severn Crossing The With Caldicot now being part of the "M4 corridor" new industries such as Mitel Telecom came to the town, compensating for the contraction of the steel industry and the railways. The M4 motorway is a Motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. [1]
Attractions
Caldicot is the location of Caldicot Castle [2] and lake. Caldicot Castle (Castell Cil-y-coed is an extensive stone Medieval Castle The area has popular waymarked footpaths along the Caldicot Level and the coastal path can be walked. The Caldicot and Wentloog Levels comprise two areas of low-lying estuarine alluvial Wetland and intertidal Mudflats adjoining the north bank Nearby is Caerwent, and Wentwood. Caerwent (Caer-went is a Village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, located about 5 miles west of Chepstow and 11 miles east Wentwood ( Coed Gwent in Welsh is a Forested area of Hills rising to 309 metres (1014 ft in Monmouthshire, a few miles north east
The population is now around 11,000. It has a large school, Caldicot Comprehensive School. Caldicot School (Ysgol Cil-y-coed is a Coeducational and non-selective Secondary school in the town of Caldicot, Monmouthshire in South
Caldicot is the nearest town to the Welsh side opening of the Severn (Railway) Tunnel -- although not the nearest incorporated area, as the Tunnel actually opens just outside Rogiet (pronounced 'Rogg-ett'), an ancient village which was developed in modern times largely to service the railway. The Severn Tunnel ( Welsh: Twnnel Hafren) is a Railway Tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the Rogiet is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, located between Caldicot and Magor, some 8 miles west of Chepstow and 11 miles
Caldicot is twinned with Waghäusel, Germany and Morières les Avignon France. Caldicot Castle (Castell Cil-y-coed is an extensive stone Medieval Castle Waghäusel (vaghɔusɛl is a German town located in the Rhine valley in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
See also
- Caldicot Comprehensive School
- Caldicot Castle
- Caldicot (hundred)
- Caldicot and Wentloog Levels
- Caldicot railway station
References
External links
- Caldicot Community Website
- History of Monmouthshire - Volume IV Part II, The Hundred of Caldicot - J.A. Bradney
- Genuki info on Caldicot with historical links
- Kelly's 1901 Directory of Monmouthshire on Caldicot
- Maps and aerial photos
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