Bedwellty was a parish and urban district in Monmouthshire, South Wales, until 1974. In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Aberbargoed is a town in the Welsh county borough of Caerphilly, Glamorgan. ... Islwyn 1974-1996 Islwyn is an area in south Wales. ... Rhymney Valley (Welsh: Cwm Rhymni) was one of six local government district in Mid Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is both a principal area and a traditional county in south-east Wales. ... Approximate extent of South Wales South Wales (Welsh: ) is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

The original ancient parish was very large, including most of the upper Ebbw and Sirhowy valleys. A number of mining communities grew up in the parish, and in the nineteenth century these became separate local government units. The Ebbw River (Welsh: Afon Ebwy) is a river in south Wales. ... The River Sirhowy (Welsh Afon Sirhywi) is a river in south Wales and a tributary of the River Ebbw. ...

On June 19, 1874, Ebbw Vale, Rhymney and Tredegar local boards of health and local government districts were formed, each including parts of the civil parish. The remainder of Bedwellty itself became a local government district on June 29, 1891. In 1894 the local boards were replaced by urban districts. The areas included in Bedwellty, Ebbw Vale, Rhymney and Tredegar urban districts became separate civil parishes. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Ebbw Vale (Welsh: Glyn Ebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr river in south Wales. ... Rhymney is a town located in the county borough of Caerphilly, traditional county of Monmouthshire, south Wales, United Kingdom. ... Tredegar is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, traditional county of Monmouthshire, lying on the Sirhowy River in southern Wales, United Kingdom. ... Local Boards or Local Boards of Health were local authorities in urban areas of England and Wales from 1848 to 1894. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ...

Bedwellty urban district included the hamlets and villages of Argoed, Bargoed, Blackwood, New Tredegar, Pengam and Rock. Bargoed (Welsh: Bargod) is a town in the Rhymney Valley, one of the South Wales Valleys. ... Blackwood is a small town in Caerphilly, Wales. ... Pengam is a former coal community in the Rhymney Valley of South Wales. ...

In 1926 Bedwellty and Mynyddislwyn urban districts formed the West Monmouthshire Omnibus Board to ensure local control of bus services. In 1935 a County Review Order altered the boundaries between Bedwellty and Mynyddislwyn. 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Local Government Act, 1929 (19 &20 Geo V, c17) made changes to poor law and local government in England and Wales. ...

The urban district was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. Its area was split: the wards of Aberbargoed, Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar and Phillipstown passed to the Rhymney Valley district of Mid Glamorgan, and the remainder was included in the Islwyn borough of Gwent. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Aberbargoed is a town in the Welsh county borough of Caerphilly, Glamorgan. ... Rhymney Valley (Welsh: Cwm Rhymni) was one of six local government district in Mid Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996. ... Mid Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Islwyn 1974-1996 Islwyn is an area in south Wales. ... Gwent as a preserved county since 2003. ...

Further local government reorganisation in 1996 has lead to the area of the former urban district being included in the county borough of Caerphilly. It now corresponds to the communities of Argoed, Bargoed, Blackwood, Cefn Forest, New Tredegar, and part of the community of Darran Valley. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Caerphilly [county borough] is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. ... Community councils (CCs) are the most local official representative bodies in Scotland and Wales. ...

The parliamentary constituency of Bedwellty was created in 1918 covering a much larger area. It continued to exist until 1983, when it was replaced by the constituency of Islwyn. The member of parliament for the Bedwellty and Islwyn constituencies from 1970 to 1995 was Neil Kinnock, who took the title Baron Kinnock, of Bedwellty in the County of Gwent in 2005. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Islwyn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rt. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...