The town of Abergavenny

Abergavenny

Abergavenny (Y Fenni), means Mouth of the River Gavenny. It is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It has a population of around 14,000

Geography

Abergavenny is located at the junction of the Gavenny and the River Usk. The town is situated just south of the Black Mountains, part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Industry

Abergavenny is a market town and various markets are held in the Market Hall:
Tuesdays retail market,
Wednesday Flea Market,
4th Thursday of the month is the Farmers market,
Friday retail market,
Saturday retail market,
3rd Sunday of the month antique fair,
2nd Saturday craft fair.

History

Abergavenny was also a Roman fort called Gobannium. It contains the remains of a castle built soon after the Norman Conquest by Hamelin de Balun. It was one of the first of the Norman Marcher Lordships

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