Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Monmouth ( ; Welsh : Trefynwy = `` town on the Monnow '' ) is a town in southeast Wales and traditional county town of the historic county of Monmouthshire .
Simplified: Monmouth is a small town in Southeast Wales near the border with England . It is the county town of Monmouthshire , although the county council meets in Cwmbran .