List of communities in Torfaen

The communities of Torfaen.

Torfaen is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It is one of the 22 principal areas of Wales.

Communities are the lowest tier of local government in Wales. Unlike English counties, which often contain unparished areas, all Welsh principal areas are entirely divided into communities.

There are 16 communities in Torfaen.

List of communities in Torfaen

Numbered map of the communities in Torfaen

Name	Population	Map	Key on numbered map
Abersychan [a]	7,064 [1]		2
Blaenavon [a]	6,055 [2]		1
Croesyceiliog [b]	5,246 [3]		10
Cwmbran Central	9,947 [4]		12
Fairwater [c]	11,632 [5]		11
Henllys	2,682 [6]		14
Llantarnam	4,125 [7]		15
Llanyrafon	3,239 [8]		13
New Inn [a]	5,986 [9]		5
Panteg [a]	7,217 [10]		7
Pen Tranch [d]	5,989 [11]		3
Ponthir	1,482 [12]		16
Pontnewydd	4,954 [13]		9
Pontymoile [e]	5,082 [14]		6
Trevethin [f]	5,147 [15]		4
Upper Cwmbran [a]	5,228 [16]		8

See also

• Wales portal

• Torfaen County Borough Council
• List of communities in Wales
• List of places in Torfaen

Notes

1. This community is also a county borough electoral ward with the same name.
2. Croesyceiliog community is also a county borough electoral ward of the same name. Prior to May 2022 it comprised two wards, of Croesyceiliog North and Croesyceiliog South
3. Fairwater community comprises the electoral wards of Coed Eva, Fairwater, and Greenmeadow.
4. Prior to May 2022 Pen Tranch community comprised the county borough electoral wards of Pontnewynydd, Snatchwood, and Wainfelin.
5. Prior to May 2022 Pontymoile community comprised the county borough electoral wards of Brynwern, Cwmyniscoy, and Pontypool.
6. Trevethin community is also a county borough electoral ward with the same name. Prior to May 2022 it comprised the ward of St Cadocs and Penygarn, and a smaller ward of Trevethin.

References

All population figures are from the United Kingdom Census 2011, provided by the Office for National Statistics from their Neighbourhood Statistics website www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. To see the records for a community, enter the name of the community, and select Parish as the type of area. From the topics displayed, select Census, then 2011 Census:Key Statistics, then Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics.

1. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Abersychan". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
2. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Blaenavon". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
3. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Croesyceiliog". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
4. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Cwmbran Central". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
5. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Fairwater". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
6. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Henllys". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
7. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Llantarnam". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
8. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Llanyrafon". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
9. "2011 Census, Key Figures for New Inn". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
10. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Panteg". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
11. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Pen Tranch". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
12. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Ponthir". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
13. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Pontnewydd". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
14. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Pontymoile". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
15. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Trevethin". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
16. "2011 Census, Key Figures for Upper Cwmbran". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

External links

• Torfaen County Borough website
• Office for National Statistics website