A very big welcome to
The Best of Blaenavon.
This is your new village pages where you can update and find out all you need to know about your local area.
Blaenavon (welsh) Blaenafon
Means “front of the river” or loosely “river source” in the welsh language.
Blaenavon grew around an ironworks opened in 1788, now part museum. The steel-making and coal mining industries followed.
Attractions in the town these days include the Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon Ironworks, The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway a local tourist attraction.
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On 01495524295 or email Torfaen@thebestof.co.uk
