Newport, South Wales

[Bethan_x]

I was born in Newport, monmouth in 1959. I know it is now in Wales, but was it in Wales or England then? Thanks xxx

[kempie]

Monmouthshire was the cause of some confusion between 1543 and 1974 in regard to its Welsh-ness, however it was certainly in Wales in 1959!

http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/The%20Council/Departments/Community_Services/Leisure%20&%20Amenities/heritage/Local%20History/myth.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/wales/status.shtml

[rfhenryuk]

I have a recollectiom from my stamp collecting days that the Stanley Gibbons catalogue always had Wesh stamps headind Wales and Monmouthshire, implying that it was not actually part of Wales. I also think that Wales only has its own stamps in the sities, though I may be wrong.