New Tredegar
New Tredegar | |
Monmouthshire | |
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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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