Pontnewydd
Sign in to savePontnewydd is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, south-east Wales. It should not be confused with Pontnewynydd in nearby Pontypool.
Key facts
- UK place.dial_code
- 01633
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST 291 963
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 2.36
- UK place.population
- 6,305
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.static_image_name
- Hope Methodist Church, Pontnewydd - geograph.org.uk - 1547924.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Hope Methodist Church
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Torfaen
- UK place.official_name
- Pontnewydd
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Torfaen
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Gwent
- UK place.community_wales
- Pontnewydd
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Torfaen
- UK place.post_town
- CWMBRAN
- UK place.postcode_district
- NP44
- UK place.postcode_area
- NP
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Cwmbran New Town
- Environment
- Industry
- Transport
- Census data
- References
Pontnewydd is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, south-east Wales. It should not be confused with Pontnewynydd in nearby Pontypool.
An 18th-century settlement within the historical parish of Llanfrechfa Upper, Pontnewydd became an important part of the Industrial Revolution in the Eastern Valley of South Wales. The canal, railway and river (Afon Llwyd) encouraged Victorian industries to flourish in this area which resulted in a steady rise in population.