Trevethin

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Trevethin
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Trevethin
Location within Torfaen
Area4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)  [1]
Population5,147 (2011) [2]
•  Density 1,034/km2 (2,680/sq mi)
OS grid reference SO 282 022
Community
  • Trevethin
Principal area
Preserved 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°42′48″N3°02′22″W / 51.713333°N 3.039444°W / 51.713333; -3.039444

Trevethin or Trefethin (Welsh : Trefddyn) is a suburb of Pontypool and a community in Torfaen, Wales. It includes two electoral wards (Trevethin and St Cadocs and Penygarn) for Torfaen County Borough Council. It is in the historic county of Monmouthshire.

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History and amenities

Trevethin was a small village that was the seat of the parish of Trevethin in ancient Abergavenny Hundred. It has become a modern suburb, as economic growth led to a construction boom surrounding the village in the 1960s and '70s. Today Trevethin almost imperceptibly merges with nearby Penygarn. In 2005 it was announced that the district's local school, Trevethin Community School, was to close. Pupils were moved to Abersychan comprehensive school and West Monmouth School. The school buildings have since been demolished, but for a period beginning in 1988, they housed Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw, a Welsh-medium education secondary school located in Trevethin, which remains on the former site of the Trevethin Community School, but in modern buildings.

Trevethin is situated in Pontypool and is on the southernmost point of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Near to Trevethin are various famous landmarks including the Folly Tower and Shell Grotto both of which were originally built by the Hanbury family during the 18th century.

Trevethin was part of the Communities First initiative until its closure in 2018. A 2012 Communities First report identified Trevethin as the most deprived community in its cluster of communities, and one of the most deprived in Wales overall. [3]

Notable people

Football club

Trevethin have a football team, who play in Division Two of the Gwent Central League. According to their website, they play their home games at top pitch, a football pitch near the top of Trevethin.

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References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census:Quick Statistics:Population Density for Trevethin". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census:Key Statistics:Key Figures for Trevethin (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Communities First: 2012 Baseline" (PDF). gov.wales. Welsh Government. Retrieved 6 September 2024.


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