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| name=new Tredegar
| name=New Tredegar
| county =Monmouthshire
| county =Monmouthshire
| picture=New Tredegar - geograph.org.uk - 1175031.jpg
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| population=4,966
| population=4,966
| post town=Tredegar
| post town=New Tredegar
| postcode=NP24
| postcode=NP24
| dialling code=01443
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'''New Tredegar''' is a former mining community in western [[Monmouthshire]].
'''New Tredegar''' is a former mining community and parish in western [[Monmouthshire]]. As a parish it extends into [[Glamorgan]] and includes Tredegar itself as well as Brithdir and Tir-Phil (both in Glamorgan)


The area is rich in the mining heritage of the South Wales coalfield. New Tredegar is home to The Winding House, a museum which opened in 2008.
The area is rich in the mining heritage of the South Wales coalfield. New Tredegar is home to The Winding House, a museum which opened in 2008.
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Latest revision as of 10:08, 1 July 2015

New Tredegar
Monmouthshire

View of New Tredegar from the mountainside
Location
Grid reference: SO1456002953
Location: 51°43’6"N, 3°14’13"W
Data
Population: 4,966
Post town: New Tredegar
Postcode: NP24
Dialling code: 01443
Local Government
Council: Caerphilly
Parliamentary
constituency:
Caerphilly

New Tredegar is a former mining community and parish in western Monmouthshire. As a parish it extends into Glamorgan and includes Tredegar itself as well as Brithdir and Tir-Phil (both in Glamorgan)

The area is rich in the mining heritage of the South Wales coalfield. New Tredegar is home to The Winding House, a museum which opened in 2008.

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