Abercarn
Sign in to savethumb|St Luke's Church, Abercarn Abercarn is a town and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales. It is 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Newport on the A467 between Cwmcarn and Newbridge, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.official_name
- Abercarn
- UK place.community_wales
- Abercarn
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Caerphilly
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Gwent
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Newport West and Islwyn
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Islwyn
- UK place.post_town
- NEWPORT
- UK place.postcode_district
- NP11
- UK place.postcode_area
- NP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01495
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST216947
- UK place.population
- 5,352
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
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thumb|St Luke's Church, Abercarn Abercarn is a town and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales. It is 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Newport on the A467 between Cwmcarn and Newbridge, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
==History== An estate at Abercarn was owned by the ironmaster Richard Crawshay; in 1808, it passed to his son-in-law, the industrialist and politician Benjamin Hall.