Pontypool

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.

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

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Pont-y-pŵl
Demonym: Pontypudlian
Population: 29062
Area: 9
Official website: pontypoolcc.gov.uk
Image: Crane Street, Pontypool - geograph.org.uk - 357790.jpg
Dialing code: 01495

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Commons category: Pontypool
OS grid reference: SO285005
postal code: NP4
P8168: Suzakumon
P12749: Temple du Change

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Contents

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
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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.