Panteg

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Panteg
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St Mary's Church, Panteg
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Panteg
Location within Torfaen
Area3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi)  [1]
Population7,217 (2011) [2]
  Density 2,241/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
OS grid reference ST 294 989
Community
  • Panteg
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PONTYPOOL
Postcode district NP4
Dialling code 01495
Police Gwent
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Torfaen
51°41′05″N3°01′19″W / 51.684858°N 3.021899°W / 51.684858; -3.021899 Coordinates: 51°41′05″N3°01′19″W / 51.684858°N 3.021899°W / 51.684858; -3.021899
A steam hammer from Panteg steelworks is preserved outside the Griffithstown railway museum Steam hammer, Griffithstown.jpg
A steam hammer from Panteg steelworks is preserved outside the Griffithstown railway museum

Panteg (Welsh : Pant-teg) is a large village and community in the county borough of Torfaen, Wales. It is adjacent to Griffithstown, between the towns of Cwmbran and Pontypool. The village is best known for Panteg Steel Works, which finally closed in 2004. [3]

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Prior to 1935 Panteg was also an urban district. It had a population of 11,499 in 1931. It was amalgamated into Pontypool in 1935. [4] It is now a community and electoral ward of Torfaen.

Notable people

See Category:People from Panteg

See also

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References

  1. "2011 Census:Quick Statistics:Population Density for Panteg". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  2. "2011 Census:Key Statistics:Key Figures for Panteg". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. 1952 Edition. p. 1424