Pontypool
Sign in to savePontypool ( ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. , it has a population of 29,062.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.official_name
- Pontypool
- UK place.welsh_name
- Pont-y-pŵl
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Torfaen
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Gwent
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Torfaen
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Torfaen
- UK place.post_town
- PONTYPOOL
- UK place.postcode_district
- NP4
- UK place.postcode_area
- NP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01495
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SO285005
- UK place.population
- 29,062
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Official name
- Pont-y-pŵl
- Demonym
- Pontypudlian
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Torfaen
- Population
- 29062
- Area
- 9
- Capital of
- Torfaen
- Official website
- pontypoolcc.gov.uk
- Image
- Crane Street, Pontypool - geograph.org.uk - 357790.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01495
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- diocese
- Diocese of Llandaff
- twinned administrative body
- Longjumeau
- Commons category
- Pontypool
- OS grid reference
- SO285005
- postal code
- NP4
- topic's main category
- Category:Pontypool
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Pontypool
- historic county
- Monmouthshire
- P8168
- Suzakumon
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Temple du Change
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- Industrial development
- Urban and civic development
- Transport
- Pontypool Park
- Education
- Sport and leisure
- Rugby
- Football
- Notable sights
- Notable people
- Arts and literature
- Business and education
- Clergy
- Public service
- Sport
- Nearby areas
- Twinned towns
- References
Pontypool ( ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. , it has a population of 29,062.
==Location== It is situated on the Afon Lwyd river in the county borough of Torfaen. Located at the eastern edge of the South Wales coalfields, Pontypool grew around industries including iron and steel production, coal mining, and the growth of the railways. A rather artistic manufacturing industry which also flourished here alongside heavy industry was Japanning, a type of lacquer ware.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pontypool” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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