Torfaen valley

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Torfaen valley is a valley in southeast Wales known for its industrial heritage and the course of the Afon Llwyd river running through it.

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Torfaen valley canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf valley
administrativeCentreInValley Pontypool
containsSettlement Abersychan
Blaenavon
Cwmbran
Garndiffaith
Griffithstown
New Inn
Ponthir
Pontypool
Talywain
Varteg
country Wales
drainageBasin Severn Estuary
flowsTowards River Usk via Afon Llwyd
linked to: River Usk
geologicalType glacially modified river valley
hasFeature former collieries
former ironworks
railway heritage remnants
hasHeritage Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
hasTransportCorridor A4042 road
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal (southern section vicinity)
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
historicalActivity coal mining
iron ore mining
iron smelting
steel production
industrialPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
knownFor coal mining history
industrial heritage
ironworking history
steelworking history
languageRegion English
Welsh
locatedIn South Wales Valleys
Torfaen
southeast Wales
linked to: South East Wales
partOf historic county of Monmouthshire
passesThroughLocalAuthority Torfaen County Borough
linked to: Torfaen
region Gwent
riverSourceArea Brecon Beacons foothills (for Afon Llwyd)
tourismType industrial heritage tourism
walking and outdoor recreation
traversedBy Afon Llwyd
watercourse Afon Llwyd

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Afon Llwyd locatedIn Torfaen valley