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Oakdale, Monmouthshire

Oakdale is a large village in the valleys of the Sirhowy River in western Monmouthshire. Construction of Oakdale began a few years after the sinking of the Oakdale pit in 1907. The revolutionary "model village" was the brainchild of the manager of the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company, Mr A S Tallis. It was described by John Newman as "by far the most ambitious attempt by any mining company in south Wales to provide planned housing for its workforce." Oakdale Business Park occupies a 400-acre site on the former location of Oakdale Colliery. The village is within the council area of Caerphilly.

Place Type: Village
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Lat, Long: 51.680767,-3.1756324
Grid Reference: ST 1881 9865
Community (Civil Parish): Penmaen C
Council Area: Caerphilly CA
Police Area: Gwent PA
Devolved Legislature:  Welsh Assembly (Senedd)

GBPN ID: 33592
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Oakdale,_Monmouthshire_33592

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