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Blaenavon (Welsh: Blaenafon) is a town in Monmouthshire. This was once a place of heavy industry - coal and iron - and the town grew up around those industries. The mines and the works have now closed but their importance has been recognised: the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is now enrolled as a World Heritage Site. The town is within the council area of Torfaen.
Primary Name(s): Blaenavon (Anglicised) Blaenafon (Welsh)
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.775723,-3.083807
Grid Reference: SO 2532 0911
Community (Civil Parish): Blaenavon C
Council Area: Torfaen CA
Police Area: Gwent PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN4156
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Blaenavon,_Monmouthshire_4156
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q804282
Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Blaenavon
Primary Name(s): Blaenavon (Anglicised) Blaenafon (Welsh)
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.775723,-3.083807
Grid Reference: SO 2532 0911
Community (Civil Parish): Blaenavon C
Council Area: Torfaen CA
Police Area: Gwent PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN4156
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Blaenavon,_Monmouthshire_4156 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q804282 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Blaenavon