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75-430: Between 1889 and 1974 the civil parish was represented at the local level by Llanfrechfa Lower Parish Council. This became Llanfrechfa Lower Community Council from 1 April 1974. The civil parish (and later community) lay to the east of Cwmbran and centred on the village of Llanfrechfa. Llanfrechfa Lower was an electoral ward to Gwent County Council between 1973 and 1989, electing two county councillors. The community

150-547: A canal to transport goods to the docks at Newport . In 1833, the Ordnance Survey map of Monmouthshire shows Cwmbran as a farm situated in the area now known as Upper Cwmbran, in the valley named Cwm Brân. Cwmbran now covers about 3,000 acres (12 km ) and has a population of around 50,000. Following some investigation by local residents Richard Davies and Mike Price, the Ancient Cwmbran & The Cistercian project

225-712: A community council . Newport has a moderate temperate climate , with the weather rarely staying the same for more than a few days at a time. The city is one of the sunnier locations in Wales and its sheltered location tends to protect it from extreme weather. Like the whole of the British Isles, Newport benefits from the warming effect of the Gulf Stream . Newport has mild summers and cool winters. Thunderstorms may occur intermittently at any time of year, but are most common throughout late-spring and summer. Rain falls throughout

300-573: A unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area , and the Cardiff Capital Region . Newport has been a port since medieval times when the first Newport Castle was built by the Normans . The town outgrew the earlier Roman town of Caerleon , immediately upstream and now part of the city. Newport gained its first charter in 1314. It grew significantly in

375-542: A 12-year-old paperboy, Thomas 'Toya' Lewis, who was small enough to crawl into the collapsed trench. He worked for two hours trying to free one of the trapped men, who was finally released the next day. A public subscription raised several hundred pounds and Lewis was sent on an engineering scholarship. He was also awarded the Albert Medal for Lifesaving by King Edward VII . Memorials to the dead are in St Mark's Church , close to

450-521: A 30 minute frequency between both services. Stagecoach South Wales operate the majority of services at Cwmbran, including routes from the valleys including Blaenavon, Abergavenny, Pontypool, Blackwood, Varteg, and Hereford, travelling through to the South to Cardiff and Newport. In early 2019, Stagecoach updated their fleet when they introduced newer model Gold Optare Solo buses for routes 1, 2, 5b/c, 6, 7 and 24. The X24 route to Newport Friars Walk and Blaenavon

525-517: A Welsh medium primary school, Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbrân . ‘Crownbridge Special School’ is located in Cwmbran. Age range - 2–19 years old. Further education, vocational training and some higher education is provided at Torfaen Learning Zone of Coleg Gwent in Cwmbran centre. Cwmbran Stadium is a multipurpose Stadium with an athletics track and 3G Pitch, an eight court sports hall, fitness suite, swimming pool and an indoor bowling rink. Cwmbran Stadium

600-466: A Welsh rugby union international player. The 1999 World Indoor 400m Champion Jamie Baulch also used the stadium as a regular training track under a different coach. The stadium is also the home of Gwent Hockey Club (men's and ladies). The town has three athletics clubs: Cwmbran Harriers, Fairwater Runners and Griffithstown Harriers. The three main football teams in Cwmbran are Cwmbran Town , Cwmbran Celtic and Croesyceilog who all compete in

675-503: A by-election in 1922 was one of the causes of the fall of his coalition government. The late 19th and early 20th century period was a boom time for Newport. The Alexandra Docks opened in 1875. The population was expanding rapidly and the town became a county borough in 1891. In 1892 the Alexandra South Dock was opened and was the largest masonry dock in the world. Although coal exports from Newport were by now modest compared to

750-533: A cosmopolitan population who will not submit to the domination of Welsh ideas!". Lloyd George was to suffer a further blow in Newport, when the South Wales Liberal Federation, led by David Alfred Thomas , an industrialist and Liberal politician, and Robert Bird moved that Lloyd George "be not heard" in the 1895 General Election . The Conservative capture of the recently created Newport constituency in

825-588: A gift of money and land to found the Cistercian abbey at Llantarnam . At the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII the abbey was closed and was bought by a succession of wealthy landowners. By the 18th century the abbey had passed into the ownership of the Blewitt family, who were to become key figures in the early industrialisation of Cwmbran. Brick making, lime kilns , iron ore mining, quarrying and coal mining were established during this period, along with

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900-697: A new crossing of the River Usk, which was provided by the Newport Transporter Bridge completed in 1906, described as "Newport's greatest treasure". Further extensions to the South Dock were opened in 1907 and 1914. The Newport Docks Disaster occurred on 2 July 1909 when, during the construction of the new south lock connecting the South Dock to the Severn Estuary , supporting timbers in an excavation trench collapsed and buried 46 workers. Rescuers included

975-506: A pre-existing fortification in the vicinity and is most likely either to reference the ancient fort on Stow Hill, or a fort that occupied the site of the present castle. The English name 'Newport' is a later application. The settlement was first recorded by the Normans as novo burgus in 1126. This Latin name refers to the new borough (or town) established with the Norman castle. The origin of

1050-467: A result. Newport became one of the largest towns in Wales and the focus for the new industrial eastern valleys of South Wales . By 1830 Newport was Wales' leading coal port, and until the 1850s it was larger than Cardiff. The Newport Rising in 1839 was the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain. John Frost and 3,000 other Chartists marched on the Westgate Hotel at

1125-582: Is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales . Lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire , Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield . Comprising the villages of Old Cwmbran , Pontnewydd , Upper Cwmbran , Henllys , Croesyceiliog , Llantarnam and Llanyrafon , its population had grown to 48,535 by 2011. This makes it

1200-673: Is biscuit maker Burton's Foods , who employ 1000 people to make its Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels biscuits. As of 2005, the Cwmbran plant produces over 400 million Wagon Wheels a year. Safran Seats Great Britain (formerly Zodiac Aerospace ) is the current owner of a factory in Cwmbran which employs 1000 people for manufacturing aircraft seats. Constructed from 1959 to 1981, the pedestrianised Centre hosts supermarkets, high street retailers, banks, theatre, cinema, bowling alley, restaurants, creche, trampoline park, gym, police station, magistrates court, youth centre, pub, library, arts centre and office space. The 170+ shops can be accessed by

1275-500: Is continuing to expand rapidly with new housing estates continuing to be built. The city boundaries include a number of villages in the Newport Built-up area . The city is divided into 21 wards. Most of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. Each community can have an elected council. The following table lists city council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. * communities with

1350-410: Is largely low-lying, but with a few hilly areas. Wentwood is 1,014 ft (309 m) above sea level. Areas in the south and east of the city tend to be flat and fertile with some housing estates and industrial areas reclaimed from marshland. Areas near the banks of the River Usk, such as Caerleon , are also low-lying. The eastern outskirts of the city are characterised by the gently rolling hills of

1425-555: Is the cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth . The original Welsh name for the city was Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (pronounced [kasˈnɛwɪð ar ˈwɪsk] ). This is a contraction of the name Castell Newydd ar Wysg , which translates as 'new castle on the Usk'. The Welsh name is recorded in the Brut y Tywysogion when it was visited by Henry II of England sometime around 1172. "New castle" suggests

1500-570: The 2022 Newport City Council election with 35 seats, ahead of the Conservative Party with 7 seats. The Labour Party lost control of Newport council in the 2008 local elections to a Conservative/ Liberal Democrat coalition but the Labour Party regained an overall majority of councillors in the 2012 election until the present day. In the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), Newport is divided between

1575-613: The Brexit Party . The official blazon of the armorial bearings is: "(arms) Or, a chevron reversed gules, the shield ensigned by a cherub proper. Supporters: on the dexter side a winged sea lion Or, and on the sinister side a sea dragon gules, the nether parts of both proper, finned gold." The title of Freedom of Newport is a ceremonial honour, given by the Newport council to those who have served in some exceptional capacity, or upon any whom Newport wishes to bestow an honour. There have been 17 individuals or organisations that have received

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1650-554: The M4 corridor high-technology cluster. It was granted city status in 2002. The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport hosted the Ryder Cup in 2010 and was the venue for the 2014 NATO summit . The city contains extensive rural areas surrounding the built-up core . Its villages are of considerable archaeological importance. Newport Cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Monmouth and

1725-585: The Port of Cardiff (which included Cardiff, Penarth and Barry ), Newport was the place where the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was founded in 1889, and international trade was sufficiently large for 8 consuls and 14 vice-consuls to be based in the town. In 1898 Lysaght's Orb Works opened and by 1901 employed 3,000 staff. Urban expansion took in Pillgwenlly and Lliswerry to the south; this eventually necessitated

1800-454: The River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary , 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Cardiff . The population grew considerably between the 2011 and the 2021 census , rising from 145,700 to 159,587, the largest growth of any unitary authority in Wales. Newport is the third-largest principal authority with city status in Wales, and sixth most populous overall . Newport became

1875-503: The Senedd constituencies of Newport East and Newport West and elects one Member of the Senedd (MS) in each constituency. In the 2021 Senedd election , the Labour Party retained both Newport East and Newport West. In Senedd elections the Labour Party has held both the Newport East and Newport West constituencies since the constituencies were created in 1999. In UK General Elections

1950-583: The Vale of Usk and Christchurch has panoramic views of the Vale of Usk and the Bristol Channel . Ridgeway at Allt-yr-yn also has good views of the surrounding areas and Bristol Channel. Brynglas has views over the city centre and Twmbarlwm to the west. The suburbs of the city have grown outwards from the inner-city, mostly near the main roads, giving the suburban sprawl of the city an irregular shape. The urban area

2025-619: The Welsh Football League . Cwmbran Town and Celtic both play at Cwmbran Stadium . Also in Cwmbran was The Football Factory. Located near to the town centre, The Football Factory was an indoor sports complex consisting of two sports pitches. The building was destroyed by fire in February 2017. Separate grounds at Pontnewydd , Croesyceiliog and Glan-Yr-Afon Leisure Centre house the town's three rugby union teams, Cwmbran RFC , Croesyceiliog RFC and Girling RFC . Although many more of

2100-468: The sixth largest urban area in Wales . Sitting as it does at the corner of the South Wales Coalfield , it has a hilly aspect to its western and northern edges, with the surrounding hills climbing to over 1,000 feet (300 m). The Afon Llwyd forms the major river valley, although the most significant water course is probably the remains of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal . To the east of Cwmbran

2175-609: The 19th century when its port became the focus of coal exports from the eastern South Wales Valleys . Newport was the largest coal exporter in Wales until the rise of Cardiff in the mid-1800s. Newport was the site of the last large-scale armed insurrection in Great Britain , the Newport Rising of 1839. In the 20th century, the docks declined in importance, but Newport remained an important centre for manufacturing and engineering . Latterly its economy has been bolstered as part of

2250-596: The 63 service to Chepstow, the 24X route to Newport Friars Walk, the 6 service to Ty-Canol & Fairwater, the A3 service to Abergavenny via Pontypool, the 62 service to Coleg Gwent Ebbw Vale campus via Pontypool, and the 68 service to Usk College. Bruchsal in Baden-Württemberg , Germany Newport, Wales Newport ( Welsh : Casnewydd [kasˈnɛwɨð] ) is a city and county borough in Wales , situated on

2325-915: The City of Newport is in two UK Parliament constituencies . Due to boundary changes the Newport West constituency was renamed Newport West and Islwyn for the 2024 United Kingdom general election . In 2024 the Labour Party won both the expanded Newport East constituency and the new Newport West and Islwyn constituency. Until 2024 The City of Newport was divided between the UK Parliament constituencies of Newport East and Newport West and elected one Member of Parliament (MP) in each constituency. The Labour Party held Newport East since constituency boundaries were redrawn in 1983 and held Newport West since 1987. The city formerly had only one constituency Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency) until 1983 when

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2400-778: The Cwmbran and District Amateur Radio Society, and Able Radio, who support adults with autism and learning disabilities. In July 2011, Cwmbran was the setting for Goldie Lookin Chain 's satirical "Fresh Prince of Cwmbran", a song based on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme praising the town. Cwmbran railway station is served by trains on the Welsh Marches Line , with through trains south to Newport and Cardiff . Northbound local trains serve Pontypool and Abergavenny , and longer distance services run to Hereford , Shrewsbury , Wrexham , Crewe , Holyhead and Manchester . The station

2475-483: The Metropolitan Cathedral of Wales, as it had when previous Bishops of Monmouth were elected Archbishop. In 1850 Newport was recognised as a centre of Catholicism in Wales when the Diocese of Newport and Menevia was created. Between 21 October 1966 and 6 October 1969, having retired as Bishop of Rochester , New York , Fulton J. Sheen , an American bishop who pioneered preaching on television and radio ,

2550-641: The Scottish brothers Alex and Peter Campbell on the River Clyde , but was re-located to the Severn Estuary. Departing steamers would face south on Davis Wharf, with the Art College to its left and the town bridge behind. The boats gave rise to the name of the short street which led to the quayside – Screwpacket Road. By 1955 steamers had stopped calling at Newport and P & A Campbell went into receivership in 1959. It

2625-574: The ancient chapel of Llanderfel on Mynydd Maen , and then onwards to Twmbarlwm . In the 19th and 20th centuries, Cwmbran was the site of heavy industrial development. Coal and iron ore were extracted on Mynydd Maen, and moved by inclined planes and tramways into the Eastern Valley for use in factories such as the Patent Nut and Bolt Company (which became Guest Keen and Nettlefolds in 1900), various tin plate works and brickworks. This industry drove

2700-471: The borough was incorporated into the new local government county of Gwent until Newport became a unitary authority again in 1996. Gwent remains in use for ceremonial functions as a preserved county . Newport was historically industrialised with a large working class population and strong support for the Labour Party . Newport City Council consists of 53 elected councillors. The Labour Party won

2775-591: The bus station located in the Centre, a train station a few minutes walk north-east or with the 3000 free parking spaces located around the Centre's ring road. SME-businesses include the Cwmbran Brewery in Upper Cwmbran, which opened in 1996 as Cottage Spring Brewery. The town has two secondary education schools: Croesyceiliog School and Cwmbran High School . There are numerous primary and nursery schools including

2850-623: The castle the next day. A cannonball dug up from a garden in nearby Summerhill Avenue, dating from this time, now rests in Newport Museum . As the Industrial Revolution transformed Britain in the 19th century, the South Wales Valleys became key suppliers of coal from the South Wales Coalfield , and iron . These were transported down local rivers and the new canals to ports such as Newport, and Newport Docks grew rapidly as

2925-551: The centre of the city. A pub in the city centre was named "The Tom Toya Lewis" in his honour, but closed in 2021. The building in which the pub was housed was formerly the Newport YMCA , the foundation stone for which was laid by Viscount Tredegar in 1909. From 1893 the town was served by the paddle steamers of P & A Campbell Ltd. (the "White Funnel Line"), which was based in Bristol. The company had originally been set up by

3000-523: The centre of the town, where chartists were being held prisoner, with some of the chartists being armed. Shooting began between the chartists and the 45th Regiment of Foot , which had been called to the town by the Mayor, Thomas Phillips, to assist the police. At least 20 chartists were killed and were later buried in Saint Woolos churchyard . Thomas Philips and three of those in the hotel were wounded. John Frost

3075-580: The city was split into Newport East and Newport West due to population growth. Prior to Brexit in 2020, Newport was part of the Wales European Parliament Constituency . The Wales constituency elected four Members of the European Parliament (MEP) on a Proportional representation basis. In the 2019 European Parliament election the Wales constituency elected one MEP from the Labour Party , one from Plaid Cymru and two from

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3150-498: The construction of the Severn Bridge and local sections of the M4 motorway in the late 1960s, making Newport the best-connected place in Wales. Although employment at Llanwern steelworks declined in the 1980s, the town acquired a range of new public sector employers, and a Richard Rogers –designed Inmos microprocessor factory helped to establish Newport as a centre for technology companies. A flourishing local music scene in

3225-768: The creation of the Monmouthshire Canal , the Newport and Pontypool Railway and the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway . Very little of this industrial heritage remains today, though many of today's light industrial or retail estates were created on the sites. Following the New Towns Act 1946 , ministries and county councils were asked to nominate sites for housing. For Wales, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government proposed Church Village and Cwmbran. The Church Village proposal

3300-579: The early 1990s led to claims that the town was "a new Seattle ". The county borough of Newport was granted city status in 2002 to mark Queen Elizabeth II 's Golden Jubilee . In the same year, an unusually large merchant ship, referred to locally as the Newport Ship , was uncovered and rescued from the west bank of the River Usk during the construction of the Riverfront Arts Centre . The ship has been dated to between 1445 and 1469 and remains

3375-531: The fertile estuary of the River Usk and later the Celtic Silures built hillforts overlooking it. In AD 75, on the very edge of their empire, the Roman legions built a Roman fort at Caerleon to defend the river crossing. According to legend, in the late 5th century Saint Gwynllyw (Woolos), the patron saint of Newport and King of Gwynllwg founded the church which would become Newport Cathedral . The church

3450-472: The first Norman Lord of Newport was Robert Fitzhamon . The original Newport Castle was a small motte-and-bailey castle in the park opposite Newport Cathedral. It was buried in rubble excavated from the Hillfield railway tunnels that were dug under Stow Hill in the 1840s and no part of it is currently visible. Around the settlement, the new town grew to become Newport, obtaining its first charter in 1314 and

3525-419: The honour since 1909, including: Newport is located 138 mi (222 km) west of London and 12 mi (19 km) east of Cardiff . It is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent . The City of Newport, which includes rural areas as well as the built up area, is the sixth most populous unitary authority in Wales. The city

3600-613: The hospital lived on in the place name " Spytty Fields " (a corruption of ysbyty , the Welsh for hospital). "Austin Friars" also remains a street name in the city. During the Last War for Welsh Independence in 1402 Rhys Gethin , General for Owain Glyndŵr , forcibly took Newport Castle together with those at Cardiff, Llandaff, Abergavenny, Caerphilly, Caerleon and Usk. During the raid the town of Newport

3675-512: The land is less hilly, forming part of the Usk valley . The name of the town in Welsh means "valley ( cwm ) of the crow ( brân )", ). Cwmbran was the name of one of several villages located in the valley, which had grown up around the tinplate works of the Cwmbran Iron Company. As the new town of Cwmbran was formed in 1949, the area of the old village became known as Old Cwmbran. Cwmbran

3750-453: The mining towns of the South Wales Valleys . Despite the economic conditions, the council re-housed over half the population in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1930 the Town Dock was filled in. The post-war years saw renewed prosperity, with Saint Woolos' Cathedral (now Newport Cathedral ) attaining full cathedral status in 1949, the opening of the modern integrated Llanwern steelworks in 1962, and

3825-427: The name Newport and the reason for its wide adoption remains the subject of debate. Newport-on-Usk is found on some early maps, and the name was in popular usage well before the development of Newport Docks . One theory suggests that Newport gained favour with medieval maritime traders on the Usk, as it differentiated the "New port" from the " Old Roman port " at Caerleon . Bronze Age fishermen settled around

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3900-467: The nearby ports of Bristol and Bridgwater and industries included leather tanning, soap making and starch making. The town's craftsmen included bakers, butchers, brewers, carpenters and blacksmiths. A further charter was granted by James I in 1623. During the English Civil War in 1648 Oliver Cromwell 's troops camped overnight on Christchurch Hill overlooking the town before their attack on

3975-689: The new church were held. By July 1879 the decline in Welsh-speaking in the town led to a change in the services from Welsh to English. In September 1993, the Charles Street congregation joined with Ebbw Bridge Baptist Church, Newport, and the Charles Street Chapel closed. In the 2011 census 56.8% of Newport residents considered themselves Christian , 4.7% Muslim , 1.2% Other religions (including Hindu , Buddhist , Sikh , Jewish and Others), 29.7% were non-religious and 7.5% chose not to answer

4050-406: The non-compulsory religion question on the census. Newport has more than 50 churches, 7 mosques , and one synagogue ; the nearest Gurudwara is in Cardiff. The Church in Wales church of St Julius and St Aaron, at St Julian's, was consecrated in 1926. The following table shows the religious identity of residents residing in Newport according to the 2001, 2011 and the 2021 censuses. In

4125-429: The only vessel of its type from this period yet discovered anywhere in the world. Newport has long been the largest town in the historic county of Monmouthshire and a county borough between 1891 and 1974. The Local Government Act 1972 removed ambiguity about the legal status of the area by including the administrative county of Monmouthshire and the county borough of Newport into all acts pertaining to Wales. In 1974,

4200-410: The overnight temperature fell to −16.1 °C (3.0 °F) the coldest temperature for the whole of the UK during that year, and the latest date in spring the UK's lowest temperature has been recorded. In 1929 St Woolos Church became the Pro-Cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth , becoming a full cathedral in 1949. When Rowan Williams was appointed Archbishop of Wales in 2000, the Cathedral became

4275-410: The preachers John Hier, and his subordinate James Edmunds, both from Bethesda, to preach to them there. They later moved to a larger room in Charles Street. In 1816 a meeting at the Castleton Baptist Association agreed to build the first Welsh Baptist Chapel in Newport. Land was acquired in Charles Street, with the help of a bequest from Newport tailor John Williams. In May 1817 the opening services of

4350-479: The region is the South Wales Argus and the semi-national Western Mail . The digital edition of the latter is published as Wales Online . The town is served by a local news service, Cwmbran Life, while the BBC also serve the South East Wales region from their base in Cardiff. A number of online and amateur radio stations operate in Cwmbran. Vitalize Radio operates as the community radio station for Torfaen, originally established in 2014 as Torfonix. There are also

4425-518: The rest of Monmouthshire came to be seen as "un-Welsh", a view compounded by ambiguity about the status of Monmouthshire . In the 19th century, the St George Society of Newport (a group largely consisting of English settlers and businessmen) asserted that the town was part of England. It was at a meeting in Newport, attended by future Prime Minister David Lloyd George , that the Cymru Fydd movement received its death-blow in 1896 when politician Robert Bird stated: "You will find, from Swansea to Newport,

4500-423: The town's residents support the rugby teams of the older, adjacent town of Pontypool , the city of Newport and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. Rugby league is represented in the town by Torfaen Tigers , who play in the fourth tier of the rugby league pyramid system, the Conference League South . They play their home matches at the Kings Head Ground , home of Cwmbran R.F.C. The main newspaper in

4575-459: The year, Atlantic storms give significant rainfall in the autumn, these gradually becoming rarer towards the end of winter. Autumn and summer have often been the wettest seasons in recent times. Snow falls in most winters and sometimes settles on the ground, usually melting within a few days. Newport records few days with gales compared to most of Wales, again due to its sheltered location. Frosts are common from October to May. On 20 March 1930,

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4650-432: Was appointed the titular archbishop of Newport by Pope Paul VI . The Catholic St Patrick's Church was served by the Rosminians until the 2010s. The foundation of the Charles Street Baptist Church was mainly the project of three women who had been members of Bethesda Baptist Chapel in Rogerstone , which was first built in 1742. In 1807 a Mrs Samuel and her friends rented a room in John Rowe's house on Stow Hill and asked

4725-409: Was badly burned and Saint Woolos church destroyed. A third charter, establishing the right of the town to run its own market and commerce came from Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham in 1426. By 1521, Newport was described as having "....a good haven coming into it, well occupied with small crays [merchant ships] where a very great ship may resort and have good harbour." Trade was thriving with

4800-457: Was certainly in existence by the 9th century and today has become the seat of the Bishop of Monmouth . In 1049/50, a fleet of Orkney Vikings, under Welsh king Gruffydd ap Llywelyn , sailed up the Usk and sacked St Gwynllyw's church. The church suffered a similar fate in 1063, when Harold Godwinson attacked south Wales. The Normans arrived from around 1088–1093 to build the first Newport Castle and river crossing downstream from Caerleon and

4875-527: Was designed and created by Richard Davies and Torfaens Heritage Officer Claire Dovey-Evans. A £48,000 grant has been provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Torfaen Borough Council to explore some previously unrecorded sites of interest in Fairwater, Greenmeadow and Thornhill areas of Cwmbran. In a national Heritage Lottery Fund publication the project was described as exemplified community project. The Cistercian Way also passes through Llantarnam , Old Cwmbran, Greenmeadow and Thornhill before reaching

4950-518: Was disestablished from 1 April 1985 by The Torfaen (Communities) Order 1985 , which created a larger number of communities for Torfaen. Llanfrechfa Lower was divided into Croesyceiliog , Llanyrafon and Ponthir (with a small part being transferred to the community of Llanhennock Fawr in Monmouth District). Cwmbran Cwmbran ( / k ʊ m ˈ b r ɑː n , k uː m -/ kuum- BRAHN , koom- ; Welsh : Cwmbrân [kʊmˈbraːn] , also in use as an alternative spelling in English)

5025-435: Was founded in 1949 as a new town , to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield , but the area has a long history. There is evidence that Neolithic and Bronze Age people used the area, with the Iron Age Silures tribe also occupying the region before being subdued by the Roman legions based at nearby Usk and Caerleon . Around 1179, Hywel, Lord of Caerleon gave

5100-417: Was granted a second one, by Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford in 1385 (the Newport coat of arms reflects those of the Staffords: theirs was a red chevron - pointing upwards- on a gold field, Newport's is a red chevron reversed - pointing downward - on the same background.) In the 14th century Augustinian friars came to Newport where they built an isolation hospital for infectious diseases. After its closure

5175-494: Was home to international athletics events in the 1970s and 1980s. British athletics coach Malcolm Arnold used to train some of his athletes at Cwmbran in the 80s and early 90s while he was the Welsh National Coach. Athletes who trained there regularly under Malcolm include former World 110m Hurdle Champion and World Record Holder, Colin Jackson ; Commonwealth 110m Hurdle medallist, Paul Gray; and Nigel Walker who had two sporting careers, first as an Olympic hurdler and then later as

5250-408: Was not opened until 1986, as one of the last acts of the Cwmbran New Town Development Board. Until then, Cwmbran had had no train service for 24 years. Historically Cwmbran was served by two lines and several local stations. The first line was built by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company and opened in 1852. Much of its route is now under Cwmbran Drive, the A4051. The line that is still in use

5325-418: Was opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway in 1874. The town has a comprehensive local bus service from Cwmbran bus station . Newport Bus operate their 29 & 29A Services from Newport bus station at Friars Walk shopping centre to Cwmbran bus station via Caerleon, Ponthir, Llanfrecha and The Grange University Hospital, With a frequency of 1 bus per hour on both services which in turn has

5400-407: Was sentenced to death for treason, but this was later commuted to transportation to Australia. He returned to Britain (but not to Newport) later in his life. John Frost Square (1977), in the centre of the city, is named in his honour. Newport probably had a Welsh-speaking majority until the 1830s, but with a large influx of migrants from England and Ireland over the following decades, the town and

5475-515: Was taken over by the firm which would become the Townsend Ferry group. Compared to many Welsh towns, Newport's economy had a broad base, with foundries, engineering works, a cattle market and shops that served much of Monmouthshire. However, the docks were in decline even before the Great Depression , and local unemployment peaked at 34.7% in 1930: high, but not as bad as the levels seen in

5550-406: Was upgraded to Stagecoach Gold in 2014. However this has come to an end with the new 'Stagecoach Corporate' livery taking over as the standard livery for Stagecoach South Wales . Stagecoach also operates routes 11 to Kemys Fawr & 21 to Blackwood (due to be extended to The Grange University Hospital) Phil Anslow Coaches are a local coach company who also run services in the town. They operate

5625-482: Was vetoed by the Ministry of Power as new housing there would have interfered with plans for the expansion of coal mining in the area; however, Cwmbran was passed in 1949. Cwmbran was a civil parish and, from 1974, a community in its own right, one of only five in the new district of Torfaen. In 1985, the Cwmbran community was abolished, replaced by Cwmbran Central, Fairwater , Llantarnam , Pontnewydd and Upper Cwmbran . The longest established employer in Cwmbran

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