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Pontypool history
Pontypool has a notable history as one of the earliest industrial towns in Wales. The name of the town is said to have originated from the erection of a bridge over a floodplain. The original Welsh name would have been ‘Pont-Y-Pwll’
Industrial development
The Afon Lwyd valley, in which Pontypool is situated, provided an abundance of resources for the manufacturing of iron, including coal, iron ore, charcoal and waterpower. The wider technological developments of the Tudor period allowed for the greater exploitation of the mineral resources of south Wales. Forges, where cast iron could be converted into wrought iron, were also developed. By the early nineteenth century, south Wales was the most important centre of iron production in the world.
Urban and civic development
Pontypool was a little village within old Trevethin parish in the ancient hundred of Abergavenny of the County of Monmouth. In 1690, during the reign of William III and Mary II, the Crown accepted a petition for a market to be established in the village. A market hall and assembly rooms were erected in 1730–31, thereby elevating the civic position of the community. By the middle of the eighteenth century, the town had clearly developed, providing employment, housing and a commercial role.
Transport
Monmouthshire Canal connected Pontnewynydd to Newport and later connected with Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal at Pontymoile in 1812. Tramroads and canals were superseded by the railways in the mid-nineteenth century. The only passenger line still operating within Pontypool is at an unmanned station in New Inn.
Pontypool Park
Pontypool Park was the historic seat of the Hanbury family, who established a deer park in the early 1700s. The park became a venue for recreation and enjoyment for the family and their associates. In 1920, the house and its park entered public ownership, and this allowed for the site to be developed as a public amenity.
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