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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:26, 26 September 2010: 990 × 1,266 (407 KB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Blank map of Blaenau Gwent, UK with districts shown.
In 2003 the preserved county of Gwent expanded to include the whole of Caerphilly County Borough; [9] the Gwent Police area had already been realigned to these boundaries in 1996. In 2007, the population of this enlarged area was estimated as 560,500, [ 10 ] making it the most populous of the preserved counties of Wales.
Brynmawr (Welsh for 'big hill'; / b r ɪ n ˈ m aʊər /; brin-MOUR; Welsh: [brɨnˈmaur]) [a] is a market town, community and electoral ward in Blaenau Gwent, Wales.The town, sometimes cited as the highest town in Wales, is situated at 1,250 to 1,500 feet (380 to 460 m) above sea level at the head of the South Wales Valleys.
During the 1840s, Thomas Brown acquired the rights to sink a mine shaft at the site of a farm known as Tir Nicholas, in the hope of reaching the 'Elled' coal seam. The shaft was sunk to a depth of 130 yards and the colliery set up was originally known as Tir Nicholas Colliery, and later the South Wales Colliery.
Ebbw Vale (/ ˈ ɛ b uː v eɪ l /; Welsh: Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr conurbation has a population of roughly 33,000.
Map of the community Llanhilleth ( Welsh : Llanhiledd ) is a village, community and an electoral ward on the A467 road between Ebbw Vale and Crumlin in Blaenau Gwent , Wales. Two large mounds in the field behind the Carpenter's Arms are the remains of the medieval Llanhilleth castle which originally had two large, stone-built towers.
Until 1962 Blaina had a station on the Great Western Railway.These are the remains in 1966. Blaina (/ ˈ b l aɪ n ə / BLEYE-nə Welsh: Blaenau Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbleɨnaɨ]) is a small town, situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Brynmawr and Abertillery in the unitary authority of Blaenau Gwent, ancient parish of Aberystruth, preserved county of Gwent and historic county ...
Beaufort (Welsh: Cendl or Y Cendl) is a village and community on the northern edge of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales. It is located in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) and the preserved county of Gwent. According to the 2011 census, the population of the ward and community of Beaufort is 3,866 [1]