Raglan (Hundred)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Raglan (also known as Ragland and Rhaglan) was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire. Monmouthshire (pronounced /¿m¿nm¿¿¿¿r/ or /¿m¿nm¿¿¿¿¿r/), also known as the County of Monmouth (pronounced /¿m¿nm¿¿/; Welsh: Sir Fynwy), is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county. It corresponds approximately to the present principal areas of Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, and Newport and those parts of Caerphilly and Cardiff east of the Rhymney River. The eastern part of the county is mainly agricultural, while the western valleys had rich mineral resources. This led to the area becoming highly industrialised with coal mining and iron working being major employers from the 18th century to the late 20th century.