Original: When considered as a ceremonial county , Gloucestershire borders the preserved county of Gwent in Wales ( now Monmouthshire ) , and in England the ceremonial counties of Herefordshire , Worcestershire , Warwickshire , Oxfordshire , Wiltshire , Somerset and Bristol .
Simplified: Gloucestershire borders the county of Gwent in Wales , and in England the counties of Herefordshire , Worcestershire , Warwickshire , Oxfordshire , Wiltshire , Somerset and Bristol .