In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Caer Went like this:
CAERWENT, a village and a parish in Chepstow district, Monmouth. The village stands on Akeman-street or the Julian way, 2½ miles NW of Portskewet r. station, and 5 WSW of Chepstow; and has a post office under Chepstow. It was the Venta Silurum of the Romans; and it retains considerable fragments of the fortress walls, 505 yards by 390, and in parts from 9 to 12 feet thick and 20 feet high. ...
Two tesselated pavements, portions of columns and statues, coins of Severus and Gordian III., and other Roman relics have been found. The parish includes also the hamlet of Crick. Acres, 1,962. Real property, £2,907. Pop., 445. Houses, 83. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage. united with the p. curacy of Llanvair-Discoed, in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £258.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Llandaff. The church has a rich porch, and striking early English arcades; was probably built of materials of the Roman city; and is in good condition. There is a Baptist chapel.
Caer Went through time
Caer Went is now part of Monmouthshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Monmouthshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Caer Went itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Caer Went in Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2170
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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