Two Locks

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Two Locks
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Two Locks
Location within Torfaen
Population6,212 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference ST290941
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CWMBRAN
Postcode district NP44
Dialling code 01633
Police Gwent
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Torfaen
51°38′32″N3°01′45″W / 51.642184°N 3.029186°W / 51.642184; -3.029186 Coordinates: 51°38′32″N3°01′45″W / 51.642184°N 3.029186°W / 51.642184; -3.029186

Two Locks is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, in south-east Wales.

The locks in question are part of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal in its southern section between Newport and Pontypool.

Demographics

At the United Kingdom Census 2001 demographics showed:

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References

  1. "Torfaen Ward population 2011" . Retrieved 5 November 2015.