Pontypool, Wales

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Pontypool, Wales is a historic industrial town in Torfaen, southeast Wales, known for its iron and steel heritage and scenic location near the Brecon Beacons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
administrativeCentreOf Borough of Torfaen
climate temperate maritime climate
country Wales
governedBy Torfaen County Borough Council
hasAmenity Pontypool Leisure Centre
hasDialCode 01495
hasEducationalInstitution West Monmouth School
Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw
hasFeature surrounding hills
valley setting
hasHeritage iron industry
steel industry
hasIndustry coal mining (historical)
ironworking (historical)
steelmaking (historical)
hasLandmark Pontypool Park Folly
Shell Grotto, Pontypool
hasNearbyTown Blaenavon
Cwmbran
Newport, Wales
hasPark Pontypool Park
hasPostcodeArea NP
hasPrimaryLanguage English
Welsh
hasRecreationalRoute Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (nearby)
hasReligiousBuilding St Cadoc's Church, Pontypool
hasRiver Afon Lwyd
linked to: Afon Llwyd
hasSportsTeam Pontypool RFC
hasTransport A4042 road
knownFor Pontypool Japanware
linked to: Pontypool

industrial history
iron and steel production
locatedIn South Wales Valleys
United Kingdom
locatedInHistoricCounty Monmouthshire
locatedNear Brecon Beacons
Brecon Beacons National Park
partOf Torfaen
southeast Wales
linked to: South East Wales
region Gwent
servedBy Pontypool and New Inn railway station
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST

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Luke Evans placeOfBirth Pontypool, Wales
Pontypool RFC basedIn Pontypool, Wales