Blaina
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| Blaina Welsh: Y Blaenau | |
| Monmouthshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO1908 |
| Location: | 51°46’0"N, 3°10’0"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Abertillery |
| Postcode: | NP13 |
| Dialling code: | 01495 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Blaenau Gwent |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Blaenau Gwent |
Blaina is a small town in Monmouthshire, situated deep within the valleys, between Brynmawr and Abertillery. The name is from the Welsh Y Blaenau, meaning "the sources" (springs).
Until 1962, when it closed, Blaina had a station on what had originally been the Great Western Railway.
Outside links
- Blaina - Nantyglo homepage on the web
- Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire in 1901 on Blaina
- Blaenau Gwent Council website on the local ironworks history
- Welsh Coal Mines - research the local pit histories
- Pictures of Blaina and the area on Geograph.co.uk
- Blaina heritage web site
