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Caldicot is a smaller sized town and community within Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. The name ‘Caldicot’ is usually believed to derive from the Old English phrase ‘calde cot’ which means ‘cold hut’. A cold hut is an exposed shelter made use of by either humans or animals. In line with population estimates collected in 2014, the town has a permanent resident population of approximately 11,500. Among the oldest buildings in Caldicot, Llanthony Secunda Manor was constructed around 1120 as a grange for monks from Llanthony Secunda Priory in Gloucester. By the middle of the 1800s, Caldicot grew into a small farming village. However, the building of the South Wales Railway brought London and Cardiff within relatively easy reach, though Caldicot station itself was not finished until 1936. Due to the business which was attracted by the opening of the railway, Henry Hughes of Tintern built a wireworks next to the railway in 1862, which was soon to become the village’s primary employer and attracted numerous new workers. In 1880, it became a tinplate works for the canning industry. A notable landmark within the town is Court House, which was the house of baker Henry Jones, the creator of self-raising flour, from 1864 until his death in 1891. He’s buried in the churchyard. Caldicot is also most famously called the location of Caldicot Castle and lake. The area has well-known waymarked footpaths along the Caldicot Levels and the coastal path may be walked. Close by tourist attractions are Caerwent and Wentwood. To the north west, Dewstow House dates from about 1804. Extensive gardens and grottoes constructed after 1895 have been undergoing restoration since 2000 and are now open for the public. For all your house improvement work, make sure that you employ reliable pros in Caldicot to ensure that you get the top quality service.