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Torfaen (/ t ɔːr ˈ v aɪ n /; [tɔrˈvaɪn]) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales.Torfaen is bordered by the county of Monmouthshire to the east, the city of Newport to the south, and the county boroughs of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent to the south-west and north-west.
This is a list of places in the Torfaen county borough, south Wales. Principal towns. Abersychan; Blaenafon; Cwmbran; Pontypool; Villages and other named communities
The county council was abolished in 1996 and Torfaen became a principal area with county borough status, with the council taking over the functions previously performed by the county council. [5] Borough status allows Torfaen to give the chair of the council the title of mayor. However, the council discontinued the role of mayor in 2018.
The county borough of Torfaen is in the south-east corner of Wales, occupying the valley of the Afon Llwyd, from Cwmbran and Pontypool up to Blaenavon. With only 2 prehistoric and 5 medieval scheduled sites, the list, like the landscape, is dominated by the Industrial monuments of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Torfaen is a county borough in south-east Wales.It covers an area of 126 km 2 (49 sq mi). In 2021 the population was approximately 92,300. The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022.
Torfaen is a unitary authority in South East Wales. Torfaen includes 16 communities. Communities in Torfaen. Name Population Key on map Abersychan [a] 7,064 [1] 2
Torfaen is a constituency [n 1] in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Nick Thomas-Symonds, a member of the Labour Party who also serves as the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office under the government of Keir Starmer. [n 2] It was established for the 1983 general election.
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