Cwmbran

Also known as Cwmbrân

Cwmbran ( ; , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales.

Key facts

UK place.country: Wales
UK place.static_image_name: Leisure at Cwmbran.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Glyndŵr Road in Cwmbran, photographed in July 2018
UK place.official_name: Cwmbran
UK place.welsh_name: Cwmbrân
UK place.community_wales: Cwmbran
UK place.unitary_wales: Torfaen
UK place.lieutenancy_wales: Gwent
UK place.constituency_westminster: Torfaen
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly: Torfaen
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly1: Monmouth
UK place.post_town: CWMBRAN
UK place.postcode_district: NP44
UK place.postcode_area: NP
UK place.dial_code: 01633
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST295955
UK place.population: 48,535

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections

Contents

Geography
Toponymy
History
Economy
Cwmbran Centre
Education
Sport
Athletics
Football
Rugby union
Rugby league
Media
Media depictions of Cwmbran
Transport
Rail
Bus
Partner cities
Notable people
Notable sights
Bibliography
References
External links

Cwmbran ( ; , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales.

Lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cwmbran” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.