Editing Cwmbran

{{Short description|Town in Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                      = Wales
| static_image_name            = Leisure at Cwmbran.jpg
| static_image_caption         = Glyndŵr Road in Cwmbran, photographed in July 2018
| coordinates                  = {{coord|51.653|-03.021|display=inline,title}}
| official_name                = Cwmbran
| welsh_name = Cwmbrân
| community_wales              = Cwmbran<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwmbran.gov.uk/|title=Cwmbran Community Council - Cyngor Cymuned Cwmbrân|website=cwmbran.gov.uk}}</ref>
| unitary_wales                = [[Torfaen]]
| lieutenancy_wales            = [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]]
| constituency_westminster     = [[Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)|Torfaen]]
| constituency_westminster1    = [[Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Monmouth]]
| constituency_welsh_assembly  = [[Torfaen (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Torfaen]]
| constituency_welsh_assembly1 = [[Monmouth (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Monmouth]]
| post_town                    = CWMBRAN
| postcode_district            = NP44
| postcode_area                = NP
| dial_code                    = [[01633]]
| os_grid_reference            = ST295955
| population                   = 48,535
}}
'''Cwmbran''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ʊ|m|ˈ|b|r|ɑː|n|,_|k|uː|m|-}} {{respell|kuum|BRAHN|,_|koom|-}}; {{langx|cy|Cwmbrân}} {{IPA|cy|kʊmˈbraːn|}}, 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 counties of Wales|historic boundaries]] of [[Monmouthshire (historic)|Monmouthshire]], Cwmbran was designated as a [[New towns in the United Kingdom|New Town]] in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the [[South Wales Coalfield]].

==Geography==
Comprising the villages of [[Old Cwmbran]], [[Pontnewydd]], [[Upper Cwmbran]], [[Henllys, Torfaen|Henllys]], [[Croesyceiliog]], [[Llantarnam]] and [[Llanyrafon]], its population had grown to 48,535 by 2011.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=W38000140|title=Cwmbran BUSD|accessdate=17 November 2021}}</ref> This makes it the [[List of urban areas in Wales by population|sixth largest urban area in Wales]].

Sitting as it does at the corner of the [[South Wales Coalfield]], it has a hilly aspect to its western and northern edges, with the surrounding hills climbing to over {{convert|1000|ft|m}}. The [[Afon Llwyd]] forms the major river valley, although the most significant water course is probably the remains of the [[Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal]]. To the east of Cwmbran the land is less hilly, forming part of the [[River Usk|Usk valley]].

== Etymology ==
The name of the town in Welsh means "valley ({{lang|cy|cwm}}) of the crow ({{lang|cy|brân}})",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html|title=Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru|website=geiriadur.ac.uk}}</ref>).

Cwmbran was the name of one of several villages located in the valley, which had grown up around the tinplate works of the Cwmbran Iron Company. As the new town of Cwmbran was formed in 1949, the area of the old village became known as Old Cwmbran.

== History ==
Cwmbran was founded in 1949 as a [[New towns in the United Kingdom|new town]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/PlanningAndDevelopment/Regeneration/Cwmbran-Regeneration/Cwmbran-Regeneration.aspx |title=Cwmbran Regeneration |publisher=Torfaen County Borough Council |access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref> to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the [[South Wales Coalfield]], but the area has a long history.

There is evidence that [[Neolithic]] and [[Bronze Age]] people used the area, with the [[Iron Age]] [[Silures]] tribe also occupying the region before being subdued by the [[Roman legion]]s based at nearby [[Usk]] and [[Caerleon]].

Around 1179, Hywel, Lord of Caerleon gave a gift of money and land to found the [[Cistercian]] [[abbey]] at [[Llantarnam]]. At the [[dissolution of the monasteries]] by [[Henry VIII]] the abbey was closed and was bought by a succession of wealthy landowners. By the 18th century the abbey had passed into the ownership of the Blewitt family, who were to become key figures in the early industrialisation of Cwmbran. Brick making, [[lime kiln]]s, [[iron ore]] mining, quarrying and [[coal mining]] were established during this period, along with a [[canal]] to transport goods to the docks at [[Newport, Wales|Newport]].

In 1833, the [[Ordnance Survey]] map of Monmouthshire shows Cwmbran as a farm situated in the area now known as Upper Cwmbran, in the valley named Cwm Brân. Cwmbran now covers about {{convert|3000|acre|km2}} and has a population of around 50,000.

Following some investigation by local residents Richard Davies and Mike Price, the Ancient Cwmbran & The Cistercian project was designed and created by Richard Davies and Torfaens Heritage Officer Claire Dovey-Evans. A £48,000 grant has been provided by the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] and Torfaen Borough Council to explore some previously unrecorded sites of interest in  Fairwater, [[Greenmeadow]] and [[Thornhill, Cwmbran|Thornhill]] areas of Cwmbran. In a national Heritage Lottery Fund publication the project was described as exemplified community project.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8235000/8235561.stm|title=BBC – South East Wales – Uncovering history of a new town|date=3 September 2009}}</ref>

The [[Cistercian Way (Wales)|Cistercian Way]] also passes through [[Llantarnam]], Old Cwmbran, [[Greenmeadow]] and Thornhill before reaching the ancient chapel of [[Llanderfel]] on [[Mynydd Maen]], and then onwards to [[Twmbarlwm]].

In the 19th and 20th centuries, Cwmbran was the site of heavy industrial development. Coal and iron ore were extracted on Mynydd Maen, and moved by inclined planes and tramways into the Eastern Valley for use in factories such as the [[Patent Nut and Bolt Company]] (which became [[Guest Keen and Nettlefolds]] in 1900),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cwmbran.info/gkn.htm |title=History of Cwmbran Works 1800-1969 |access-date=2012-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119063921/http://www.cwmbran.info/gkn.htm |archive-date=2012-11-19 }}</ref> various tin plate works and brickworks. This industry drove the creation of the [[Monmouthshire Canal]], the [[Newport and Pontypool Railway]] and the [[Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway]]. Very little of this industrial heritage remains today, though many of today's light industrial or retail estates were created on the sites.

[[File:Cwmbran - The Tower.jpg|thumb|upright|The Tower, a 23-storey housing block built in Cwmbran in the 1960s]]
Following the [[New Towns Act 1946]], ministries and county councils were asked to nominate sites for housing. For Wales, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government proposed Church Village and Cwmbran. The Church Village proposal was vetoed by the Ministry of Power as new housing there would have interfered with plans for the expansion of coal mining in the area; however, Cwmbran was passed in 1949.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idoxplc.com/idox/athens/ntr/ntr/cd1/html/txt/u2830300.htm |url-status=dead |title=Why Cwmbran |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317110434/http://www.idoxplc.com/idox/athens/ntr/ntr/cd1/html/txt/u2830300.htm |archive-date=2012-03-17 }}</ref>

Cwmbran was a civil parish and, from 1974, a [[Community (Wales)|community]] in its own right, one of only five in the new district of Torfaen. In 1985, the Cwmbran community was abolished, replaced by Cwmbran Central, [[Fairwater, Torfaen|Fairwater]], [[Llantarnam]], [[Pontnewydd]] and [[Upper Cwmbran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1985/129/pdfs/uksi_19850129_en.pdf |title=The Torfaen (Communities) Order 1985 |website=legislation.gov.uk|publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]] |date=1 February 1985 |access-date=15 September 2019 }}</ref>

==Economy==
The longest established employer in Cwmbran is biscuit maker [[Burton's Foods]], who employ 1000 people to make its [[Jammie Dodgers]] and [[Wagon Wheels]] biscuits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macraesbluebook.co.uk/company/company.cfm?company=9749_Burtons_Foods_Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006175033/http://www.macraesbluebook.co.uk/company/company.cfm?company=9749_Burtons_Foods_Ltd|url-status=live|archive-date=6 October 2011|title=Burtons Foods Ltd, Cwmbran, Gwent on MacRAEs Blue Book UK Industrial Directory}}</ref> As of 2005, the Cwmbran plant produces over 400 million Wagon Wheels a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.practicallyedible.com/edible.nsf/pages/wagonwheels |title=Wagon Wheels |access-date=2011-02-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208053856/http://practicallyedible.com/edible.nsf/pages/wagonwheels |archive-date=2010-02-08 }}</ref>

[[Safran]] Seats Great Britain (formerly [[Zodiac Aerospace]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zodiac-aero-m-a-safran-eu/eu-clears-merger-of-french-aerospace-suppliers-safran-and-zodiac-idUSKBN1EF19X|title=EU clears merger of French aerospace suppliers Safran and Zodiac|newspaper=Reuters|date=21 December 2017|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16171257|title=Cwmbran airline seat firm Contour sold to Zodiac|work=BBC News|date=13 December 2011}}</ref> is the current owner of a factory in Cwmbran which employs 1000 people for manufacturing aircraft seats.

===Cwmbran Centre===
[[Image:Cwmbran Town Centre.jpg|thumb|right|Cwmbran Centre]]
{{main|Cwmbran Centre}}
Constructed from 1959 to 1981, the pedestrianised Centre hosts supermarkets, high street retailers, banks, theatre, cinema, bowling alley, restaurants, creche, trampoline park, gym, police station, magistrates court, youth centre, pub, library, arts centre and office space. The 170+ shops can be accessed by the bus station located in the Centre, a train station a few minutes walk north-east or with the 3000 free parking spaces located around the Centre's ring road.

SME-businesses include the Cwmbran Brewery in Upper Cwmbran, which opened in 1996 as Cottage Spring Brewery.<ref>
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|title=Cwmbran Brewery
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</ref>

==Education==
The town has two secondary education schools: [[Croesyceiliog School]] and [[Cwmbran High School]]. There are numerous primary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/398305|title=Geograph:: Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbrân (Primary School) © Roger Cornfoot|website=www.geograph.org.uk}}</ref> and nursery schools including a Welsh medium primary school, [http://www.ysgolgymraegcwmbran.co.uk/ Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbrân].

‘Crownbridge Special School’ is located in Cwmbran. Age range - 2–19 years old.

Further education, vocational training and some higher education is provided at [[Torfaen Learning Zone]] of [[Coleg Gwent]] in Cwmbran centre.

{{See also|List of schools in Torfaen}}

==Sport ==
[[File:Cwmbran Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 241427.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cwmbran Stadium]].]]

[[Cwmbran Stadium]] is a multipurpose Stadium with an athletics track and 3G Pitch, an eight court sports hall, fitness suite, swimming pool and an indoor bowling rink.

=== Athletics ===
[[Cwmbran Stadium]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/241427|title=Geograph:: Cwmbran Stadium © David Luther Thomas|website=www.geograph.org.uk}}</ref> was home to international athletics events in the 1970s and 1980s. British athletics coach Malcolm Arnold used to train some of his athletes at Cwmbran in the 80s and early 90s while he was the Welsh National Coach.

Athletes who trained there regularly under Malcolm include former World 110m Hurdle Champion and World Record Holder, [[Colin Jackson]]; Commonwealth 110m Hurdle medallist, Paul Gray; and [[Nigel Walker (athlete)|Nigel Walker]] who had two sporting careers, first as an Olympic hurdler and then later as a Welsh rugby union international player.

The 1999 World Indoor 400m Champion [[Jamie Baulch]] also used the stadium as a regular training track under a different coach. The stadium is also the home of Gwent Hockey Club (men's and ladies).

The town has three [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] clubs: Cwmbran Harriers,<ref>[http://www.cwmbranharriers.co.uk/ Cwmbranharriers.co.uk],</ref> Fairwater Runners<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fairwater-runners-cwmbran.org.uk|title=Fairwater Runners Cwmbran|website= fairwater-runners-cwmbran.org.uk}}</ref> and Griffithstown Harriers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.griffithstownharriers.co.uk/index.html|title=Griffithstown Harriers running club|access-date=10 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822173858/http://www.griffithstownharriers.co.uk/index.html|archive-date=22 August 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Football ===
The three main [[Association football|football]] teams in Cwmbran are [[Cwmbran Town A.F.C.|Cwmbran Town]], [[Cwmbran Celtic F.C.|Cwmbran Celtic]] and [[Croesyceiliog A.F.C.|Croesyceilog]] who all compete in the [[Welsh Football League]]. Cwmbran Town and Celtic both play at [[Cwmbran Stadium]]. Also in Cwmbran was The Football Factory. Located near to the town centre, The Football Factory was an indoor sports complex consisting of two sports pitches. The building was destroyed by fire in February 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fire at Cwmbran's Football Factory 'devastates' locals |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38960427 |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=BBC News |date=13 February 2017}}</ref>

=== Rugby union ===
Separate grounds at [[Pontnewydd]], [[Croesyceiliog]] and [[Glan-Yr-Afon Leisure Centre]] house the town's three [[rugby union]] teams, [[Cwmbran RFC]], [[Croesyceiliog RFC]] and [[Girling RFC]].

Although many more of the town's residents support the rugby teams of the older, adjacent town of [[Pontypool]], the city of [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] and the [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons]] regional team.

=== Rugby league ===
[[Rugby league]] is represented in the town by [[Torfaen Tigers]], who play in the fourth tier of the [[rugby league]] pyramid system, the [[Conference League South]]. They play their home matches at the [[Kings Head Ground]], home of Cwmbran R.F.C.

==Media==
{{See also|Media of Wales}}
The main newspaper in the region is the [[South Wales Argus]] and the semi-national [[Western Mail (Wales)|Western Mail]]. The digital edition of the latter is published as [[Media Wales|Wales Online]]. The town is served by a local news service, Cwmbran Life,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwmbranlife.co.uk/|title=Cwmbran Life- Read news and features about Cwmbran|website=Cwmbran Life|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> while the BBC also serve the South East Wales region from their base in Cardiff.

A number of online and amateur radio stations operate in Cwmbran. [[Vitalize Radio]] operates as the community radio station for Torfaen, originally established in 2014 as Torfonix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwmbranlife.co.uk/torfonix/|title=Inside the Torfonix studio- a radio station being set up in Cwmbran|date=2014-10-30|website=Cwmbran Life|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> There are also the Cwmbran and District Amateur Radio Society, and Able Radio, who support adults with autism and learning disabilities.

=== Media depictions of Cwmbran ===
In July 2011, Cwmbran was the setting for [[Goldie Lookin Chain]]'s satirical "Fresh Prince of Cwmbran", a song based on the [[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (song)|''Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' theme]] praising the town.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/leisure/buylocal/9166795.GLC_join_our_Buy_Local_campaign_with_rap_in_praise_of_Cwmbran/ |title=GLC join our Buy Local campaign with rap in praise of Cwmbran |last=Sanders |first=Alison |date=29 July 2011 |website=[[South Wales Argus]] |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Cwmbran station geograph-3859536-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cwmbran railway station]].]]

=== Rail ===
{{See also|Cwmbran railway station}}
[[Cwmbran railway station]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/398334|title=Geograph:: Railway station, Cwmbran © Roger Cornfoot cc-by-sa/2.0|website=www.geograph.org.uk}}</ref> is served by trains on the [[Welsh Marches Line]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/398298|title=Geograph:: Hereford train, near Cwmbran © Roger Cornfoot cc-by-sa/2.0|website=www.geograph.org.uk}}</ref> with through trains south to [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] and [[Cardiff]]. Northbound local trains serve [[Pontypool]] and [[Abergavenny]], and longer distance services run to [[Hereford]], [[Shrewsbury]], [[Wrexham]], [[Crewe]], [[Holyhead]] and [[Manchester]]. The station was not opened until 1986, as one of the last acts of the Cwmbran New Town Development Board.

Until then, Cwmbran had had no train service for 24 years. Historically Cwmbran was served by two lines and several local stations. The first line was built by the [[Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company]] and opened in 1852. Much of its route is now under Cwmbran Drive, the A4051. The line that is still in use was opened by the [[Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway]] in 1874.

=== Bus ===
{{See also|Cwmbran bus station}}
The town has a comprehensive local bus service from [[Cwmbran bus station]].

[[Newport Bus]] operate their 29 & 29A Services from Newport bus station at [[Friars Walk, Newport|Friars Walk shopping centre]] to Cwmbran bus station via Caerleon, Ponthir, Llanfrecha and The Grange University Hospital, With a frequency of 1 bus per hour on both services which in turn has a 30 minute frequency between both services. [[Stagecoach South Wales]] operate the majority of services at Cwmbran, including routes from the valleys including Blaenavon, Abergavenny, Pontypool, Blackwood, Varteg, and Hereford, travelling through to the South to Cardiff and Newport.

In early 2019, Stagecoach updated their fleet when they introduced newer model Gold Optare Solo buses for routes 1, 2, 5b/c, 6, 7 and 24. The X24 route to Newport Friars Walk and Blaenavon was upgraded to Stagecoach Gold in 2014. However this has come to an end with the new 'Stagecoach Corporate' livery taking over as the standard livery for [[Stagecoach South Wales]].

[[Stagecoach South Wales|Stagecoach]] also operates routes 11 to Kemys Fawr & 21 to Blackwood (due to be extended to The Grange University Hospital)

Phil Anslow Coaches are a local coach company who also run services in the town. They operate the 63 service to Chepstow, the 24X route to Newport Friars Walk, the 6 service to Ty-Canol & Fairwater, the A3 service to Abergavenny via Pontypool, the 62 service to [[Coleg Gwent|Coleg Gwent Ebbw Vale campus]] via Pontypool, and the 68 service to Usk College.

== Partner cities ==
*[[Bruchsal]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bruchsal.de/Home/Touristik+_+Kultur/Partnerstaedte.html|title=Stadt Bruchsal – Partnerstädte|website=www.bruchsal.de|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

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*[[Sioned Williams]] (born 1971) – [[Plaid Cymru]] member of the [[Senedd]] for [[South Wales West (Senedd electoral region)]].
*[[John Williams (VC)|John Williams]] (born 1857, died 1932) – real name John Fielding, [[Zulu War]] and [[Rorke's Drift]] veteran and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient, born in [[Abergavenny]], buried in [[Llantarnam]].
*[[Ivor Bulmer-Thomas]] (born 1905, died 1993) – former [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) and church preservation campaigner.
*[[Margaret Price]] (born 1941, died 2011) – opera singer.
*[[Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill|Baroness Kingsmill]] (born 1947) – [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] life peer, personal injury, trade union and employment law solicitor, and business advisor.
*[[Green Gartside]] (born 1955) – singer with [[Scritti Politti]].
*[[Andy Dibble]] (born 1965) – professional footballer.
*[[Lee Dainton]] (born 1973) – TV presenter, host of ''[[Dirty Sanchez (TV series)|Dirty Sanchez]].''
*Ceri Dallimore (born 1974) – [[Commonwealth Games]] gold medal winning markswoman.
*[[Ian Gough]] (born 1976) – [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons]], [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]] and 64 cap [[Wales rugby union team|Welsh Rugby Union international]].
*[[Gary Lockett]] (born 1976) – world title challenging boxer and TV/radio analyst.
*[[Helen Adams]] (born 1978) – Big Brother contestant and TV presenter.
*[[Danny Gabbidon]] (born 1979) professional footballer for [[Cardiff City]] and [[Wales]].
*[[Jamie Arthur]] (born 1979) – [[Commonwealth Games]] medal winning boxer.
*[[Rachel Rice]] (born 1984) – ''Big Brother'.''
*[[Christian Doidge]] (born 1992) – professional footballer for [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]].
*[[Nick Kenny (darts player)|Nick Kenny]] (born 1993) – darts player and Welsh international.
*[[Jak Jones]] (born 1993) – professional snooker player.
*[[Dave Richards (footballer, born 1993)|Dave Richards]] (born 1993) – professional footballer for [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]].
*[[Theo Wharton]] (born 1994) – [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City Academy]] graduate and Wales youth international.
*[[Panic Attack (robot)|Kim & Michael Davies]], [[Robot Wars (TV series)|''Robot Wars UK'']] competitors and champions with [[Panic Attack (robot)|Panic Attack]].
*[[Connor Edwards]] (born 1997) – Professional rugby player - Doncaster Knights, [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons.]]
*[[Cory McKenna]] (born 1999) – Professional mixed martial artist.

==Notable sights==

*Congress Theatre<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 November 2022 |url= https://www.cwmbranlife.co.uk/video-shoppers-gather-to-see-prince-edward-leave-the-congress-theatre-in-cwmbran/ |title= Video: Shoppers gather to see Prince Edward leave the Congress Theatre in Cwmbran |publisher=Cwmbran Life|access-date=13 April 2023}}</ref>
*Cwmbran [[Boating Lake Park]]
*Cwmbran Leisure
*Cwmbran Town Centre
*Cwmbran Retail Park
*[[Cwmbran Stadium]]
*Five Locks along [[Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 October 2021 |url= https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19652767.monmouthshire-brecon-canal-re-opened-five-locks/ |title= Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal re-opened at Five Locks |publisher=South Wales Argus|access-date=13 April 2023}}</ref>
*Greenmeadow Community Farm
*[[List of local nature reserves in Wales|Henllys local nature reserve]]
*[[Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre]]
*Llanyrafon Manor - Rural Heritage Centre

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book | author=Village Publishing| title='The trains don't stop here anymore....' – A pictorial history of Cwmbran from the 1930s to the present day | publisher=Village Publishing| year=1985 | isbn=0-946043-07-8 }}
*{{cite book | author=Cwmbran & District Writers | title=Cwmbran – And other Routes as the crow flies | year=2004 | isbn=1-872730-34-5 }}
*{{cite book | author=Philip Riden| title=Rebuilding a Valley| publisher=Cwmbran Development Corporation| year=1988 | isbn=0-9510548-1-3 }}

== References ==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.ancientcwmbran.co.uk Ancient Cwmbrân Society]
*[http://www.cwmbransdead.shaunmcguire.co.uk/ Cwmbran's War Dead]
*[http://www.cwmbranlife.co.uk Cwmbran Life]
* [http://www.caerleon.net/history/records/morgan/index.htm Thomas and Elizabeth Morgan, married 81 years]
* [http://www.greenmeadowcommunityfarm.org.uk/ Greenmeadow Community Farm]

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