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New Tredegar
Town in Caerphilly, Wales
Town in Caerphilly, Wales
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| country | Wales | |
| official_name | New Tredegar | |
| welsh_name | Tredegar Newydd | |
| static_image_name | Terraced Houses, New Tredegar - geograph.org.uk - 531283.jpg | |
| static_image_width | 250 | |
| static_image_caption | Terraced houses in New Tredegar | |
| coordinates | ||
| unitary_wales | Caerphilly | |
| lieutenancy_wales | Gwent | |
| constituency_westminster | Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney | |
| constituency_welsh_assembly | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | |
| post_town | NEW TREDEGAR | |
| postcode_district | NP24 | |
| postcode_area | NP | |
| dial_code | 01443 | |
| population | 4,966 | |
| os_grid_reference | SO143032 | |
| module | [[File:2024 Wales Caerphilly Community New Tredegar map.svg | 240px]] |
| Map of the community |
Map of the community New Tredegar () is a former mining town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly county borough, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
New Tredegar is home to The Winding House, a county museum which opened in 2008. It is controlled by CCBC Museums service and the Friends of the Winding House community group.
The area is rich in the mining heritage of the South Wales mining industry. The area is supported by two primary schools; White Rose Primary school and Phillipstown Primary school. The area also contains a number of religious buildings including; Saint Dingat's Church and the Presbyterian Church of Wales.
Along with other parts of Rhymney, New Tredegar has Welsh speakers in the community. The Welsh-only monuments in the local cemetery testify to the strength of the language locally in the first quarter of the 20th century.
Sport
Capel Golf Club, New Tredegar, (now defunct) first appeared in the mid 1930s and continued into the 1950s.
New Tredegar RFC, sits in Division 6 of Welsh Rugby Union League and is coached by Warren Davies, Julian Willetts and Timothy Scarfe. Scarfe also coaches Wales Under 16s and Pontypool District Schools Rugby.
Notable people
:See :Category:People from New Tredegar
- Darcy Blake, professional footballer, was born in New Tredegar.
- Tim Rhys-Evans, was a vocal tutor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and MBE holder
- Linden Jones, professional footballer, was born in New Tredegar.
- Eliot Allen Richards, professional footballer, was born in New Tredegar.
- Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- Pam Gems, notable playwright, lived in New Tredegar from 1984-1993
Politics
The community is represented by Mark Evans and Eluned Stenner on the Caerphilly County Borough Council. They both represent Labour and were elected in the 2022 election.
Businesses
New Tredegar is home to Zipline Creative, a TV production company.
AJM Sewing, one of the last UK-based underwear and swimming costume manufacturers, was based in a converted chapel in New Tredegar but went into liquidation in 2018.{{Cite magazine
References
References
- [http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/wales-64/306-capel-golf-club-new-tredegar-caerphilly “Capel Golf Club”], “Golf’s Missing Links”.
- Gardner, Lyn. (2011-05-16). "Pam Gems obituary". The Guardian.
- "Caerphilly County Borough Council Elections 2022".
- "Redirecting to Retailer".
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