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Tafarnaubach

Village in Blaenau Gwent, Wales

Summary

Village in Blaenau Gwent, Wales

Field	Value
country	Wales
official_name	Tafarnaubach
welsh_name	Tafarnau-bach
community_wales	Tredegar
unitary_wales	Blaenau Gwent
lieutenancy_wales	Gwent
constituency_westminster	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
post_town	TREDEGAR
postcode_district	NP22
postcode_area	NP
dial_code	01495
os_grid_reference	SO121106
coordinates

Tafarnaubach is a village on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it lies about two miles west of Tredegar town centre.

Geography

To the south of the village lies a small country park, Parc Bryn Bach, while the northern part of the district is dominated by the Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate. The village is overlooked by Mynydd Llangynidr mountain, which in the late 19th century was infamous for illegal bare-knuckle boxing mountain fights due to its proximity to three county borders.

Economy

Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate is a major employer in the area with companies including Able Office Furniture, Airspace Solutions, Atal UK, Basement Waterproofing Services (UK), BioExtractions (Wales), Dragon Recycling Europe, M&J Europe, NMC (UK), Nordic Care Services, PCI Pharma Services (Penn Pharmaceuticals), Tenneco-Walker (UK), and Waldron Commercials based at the site. Also nearby is Ron Skinner & Sons, car dealers of Tredegar.

Transport

The Rhymney railway station is a 50-minute walk (2.2 mi) from the village, and is also served by the 20 bus between Tredegar and Rhymney which stops in the village.

Rhymney Station is a 7-minute bus journey while Tredegar is a 13-minute bus journey from the village.

References

(2008). "Wales and its Boxers, The Fighting Tradition". University of Wales Press.
"Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate".

Wikipedia Source

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