Places
- Kingdom of Gwent, a post-Roman Welsh kingdom or principality which existed in various forms between about the 5th and 11th centuries, although the name continued in use later.
- Gwent (county), a local authority covering a partially overlapping area which existed between 1974-1996 and continued in use as a preserved county.
- A Celtic region which at one time covered part of modern-day Hampshire.
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