Clydach, Monmouthshire

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Clydach
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Clydach
Location within Monmouthshire
Population<2000
OS grid reference SO225128
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Abergavenny
Postcode district NP7
Dialling code 01873
Police Gwent
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
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Wales
Monmouthshire
51°48′31″N3°07′32″W / 51.8086°N 3.1255°W / 51.8086; -3.1255

Clydach is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. Its nearest neighbours are the village of Gilwern and town of Abergavenny.

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Heads of the Valleys

It is split by the A465 road (the 'Heads of the Valleys') into North Clydach and South Clydach.

Industrial heritage

Historically its main industry was based around the ironworks on the south side of the valley which have long since closed.

Primary school closure

Clydach County primary school was closed in July 2006 by Monmouthshire County Council because of there were less than 30 pupils and none in years 5 and 6. The children now attend schools in Gilwern and Brynmawr and the school buildings are unused.

Local walks

The area around the village is popular for hillwalking with many routes tracing the beauty of the nearby Clydach Gorge or Cwm Clydach, and the old trackbed of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway is a cycleway and walkway and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal can be walked or travelled by narrow boat.

There is a picnic site and caravan park alongside the River Clydach, easily reached from the A465 Heads of the Valleys road. The ironworks are some 300 metres away, across the river. The ironworks were built during the late 18th century and are a scheduled monument. There are also limeworks.

The area is within the Brecon Beacons National Park close to the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, a World Heritage Site, and not far from Big Pit National Coal Museum. Clydach Gorge or Cwm Clydach has been designated a SSSI.

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