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Coordinates: 51°39′13″N 3°01′16″W / 51.6536, -3.021 Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...
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Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. ...
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Cwmbran (Welsh: Cwmbrân) is a new town in southern Wales, established in the 1950s to provide new employment in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield. 'Cwmbran' means valley of the crow in the Welsh language. Based around the villages of Old Cwmbran, Pontnewydd, Upper Cwmbran, Croesyceiliog, Llantarnam and Llanyrafon, it has grown to house just under 50,000 people. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...
A new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ...
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Old Cwmbran (Welsh: ; also known as Cwmbran Village) is a suburb of Cwmbran, Torfaen in South Wales. ...
Pontnewydd is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, traditional county of Monmouthshire, southern Wales, United Kingdom. ...
Upper Cwmbran (Welsh: ) is a suburb of Cwmbran, Torfaen in South Wales. ...
Croesyceiliog (English: Cockerels Cross) is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, traditional county of Monmouthshire, south Wales, United Kingdom. ...
Llantarnam is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, traditional county of Monmouthshire, southern Wales, United Kingdom. ...
Llanyrafon is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, traditional county of Monmouthshire, southern Wales, United Kingdom. ...
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Sitting as it does on the corner of the South Wales Coalfield it has a hilly aspect to its western and northern edges, with the surrounding hills climbing to over 1,000 feet. The Afon Llwyd forms the major river valley; although the most significant water course is probably the remains of the Monmouthshire canal. To the east of Cwmbran the land is less hilly, forming part of the Usk valley. This article belongs in one or more categories. ...
Afon Llwyd is a small river in South Wales which flows from its source north of Blaenavon, through Abersychan, Pontypool and Cwmbran before flowing into the River Usk at Caerleon, which subsequently flows into the Bristol Channel in Newport. ...
The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal is isolated from the rest of the United Kingdoms canals. ...
The River Usk, Afon Wysg in Welsh, rises in the mountains of mid-Wales then flows south-east through Abergavenny and the eponymous town of Usk to the Roman legionary fortress of Caerleon and the Bristol Channel at Newport. ...
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Cwmbran Shopping Centre (sometimes Cwmbran Shopping) is advertised as the largest individual shopping centre in Wales. ...
Cwmbran Shopping Centre is advertised as the largest under-cover shopping centre in Wales. Unlike most shopping centres, which are usually situated on the outskirts of towns and cities, Cwmbran's town centre is formed wholly by the shopping centre.
Education The town is home to three comprehensive schools: Croesyceiliog School, Llantarnam School and Fairwater High School. There are numerous primary and nursery schools as well as the Welsh medium school, Ysgol Gynradd Cymraeg. The town centre also boasts a 'Learn-IT' centre (part of Coleg Gwent). Croesyceiliog School (Welsh: Ysgol Croes-y-ceiliog) is a state-funded secondary school in the Croesyceiliog district of Cwmbran, Torfaen in South Wales. ...
Llantarnam School (Welsh: Ysgol Llantarnam) is a state-funded and non-selective comprehensive school in the Cwmbran suburb of Llantarnam, Torfaen in Wales. ...
Fairwater High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Fairwater) is a state-funded and non-selective comprehensive school located on Ty Gwyn Road in the Fairwater district of Cwmbran, Wales. ...
Coleg Gwent (Gwent College of Further Education) is the result of the merger of various tertiary education facilities throughout south-east Wales. ...
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Sport The town is perhaps most widely known now for its international sports stadium, home to international athletics events in the 1970s and 1980s. The stadium is also the home the football teams, Cwmbran Town and Cwmbran Celtic. Separate grounds at Pontnewydd and [[Croesyceiliog house the town's two senior rugby teams, Cwmbran and Croesyceiliog, although many more of the town's residents owe their allegiances to the rugby sides in the older, adjacent town of Pontypool, and city of Newport. Cwmbran Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Cwmbran, Wales. ...
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Cwmbran Town is a football team, playing in the League of Wales. ...
Cwmbran Cetic F.C. is an football club based in Cwmbran, Torfaen, South Wales. ...
Cwmbran Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Cwmbran in South Wales. ...
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Pontypool (Welsh: Pont-y-pŵl) is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the traditional county of Monmouthshire, southern Wales. ...
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Transport Cwmbran railway station is served by trains on the Welsh Marches Line. Cwmbran railway station is situated in the northeast of Cwmbran town centre within 5 minutes walking distance. ...
The Welsh Marches Line is the railway line from Newport to Crewe via Abergavenny, Hereford, Craven Arms, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. ...
Miscellaneous Cwmbran is twinned with Bruchsal, Germany and Carbonne, France. Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...
Bruchsal is a city approximately 20 km to the northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ...
It is often joked that Cwmbran has the most roundabouts per square mile than any other town, hence its nickname as 'Home of the Roundabout'. A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. ...
Famous locals Helen and Paul Clarke, Big Brother Final 2001 Helen in fancy dress 2001 Helen on Final night Big Brother 2001 Helen Adams (born May 30, 1978 in Cwmbran, south Wales) was a British contestant on the Reality television series Big Brother 2, in 2001. ...
Ivor Bulmer-Thomas CBE FSA, originally Ivor Thomas (30 November 1905 – 7 October 1993) was a British journalist and author who served eight years as a Member of Parliament. ...
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Daniel Danny Gabbidon (born August 8, 1979 in Cwmbran, Wales) is a professional Welsh footballer currently playing for West Ham United, and for the Welsh international side. ...
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References - Village Publishing (1985). 'The trains don't stop here anymore....' - A pictorial history of Cwmbrân from the 1930s to the present day. Village Publishing. ISBN 0-946043-07-8.
- Cwmbrân & District Writers (2004). Cwmbrân - And other Routes as the crow flies. ISBN 1-872730-34-5.
- Philip Riden (1988). Rebuilding a Valley. Cwmbran Development Corporation. ISBN 0-9510548-1-3.
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