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Wentwood is a forested area of hills, rising to 309 metres, in Monmouthshire, South Wales. It is located to the north east of, and partly within the boundaries of, the city of Newport.GeologyWentwood is underlain by sandstones which are assigned to the Brownstones Formation of the Old Red Sandstone, a suite of sedimentary rocks laid down during the Devonian period. The beds dip gently to moderately in a south-easterly direction. It is the southernmost part of a range of hills formed by the relatively hard-wearing Brownstones sandstones which stretch in a rough arc northwards through eastern Monmouthshire, the broadly west-facing scarps of which are generally well wooded.HamletThere is a small area of houses in Wentwood that are known as Wentwood Hamlet. There is also a church in Wentwood called Gilgal Chapel.Ancient woodlandIt is the largest ancient woodland in Wales and the ninth largest in the UK. The current wooded area is a remnant of a much larger ancient forest which once extended between the rivers Usk and Wye and which divided the old kingdom of Gwent into two - Gwent Uwchcoed and Iscoed, that is, above and below the wood.

Tags: Landmark & Historical Place