Visit Cwmbran Places

Welcome to Visit Cwmbran Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Cwmbran

  

Cwmbran Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Cwmbran

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Cwmbran history

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Cwmbran was founded in 1949 as a new town to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield. Neolithic and Bronze Age people used the area, with the Iron Age Silures tribe also occupying the region before being subdued by the Roman legions based at nearby Usk and Caerleon. The Cistercian Way also passes through Llantarnam, Greenmeadow and Thornhill.

Cwmbran economy & business

Cwmbran Centre

170+ shops can be accessed by the bus station located in the Centre, a train station a few minutes walk north-east or with the 3000 free parking spaces located around the Centre’s ring road. SME-businesses include the Cwmbran Brewery, which opened in 1996 as Cottage Spring Brewery.

Cwmbran etymology

The name of the town in Welsh means “valley (cwm) of the crow (brân)”,). Cwmbran was the name of one of several villages located in the valley, which had grown up around the tinplate works of the CWMbran Iron Company. As the new town was formed in 1949, the area of the old village became known as Old CwmBran.

Cwmbran geography / climate

The South Wales Coalfield is the sixth largest urban area in Wales. It has a hilly aspect to its western and northern edges. The Afon Llwyd forms the major river valley, although the most significant water course is probably the remains of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal.

You can visit Cwmbran places with Walkfo Cwmbran to hear history at Cwmbran’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Cwmbran has 36 places to visit in our interactive Cwmbran map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Cwmbran, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Cwmbran places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Cwmbran & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 36 audio facts unique to Cwmbran places in an interactive Cwmbran map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Cwmbran Places Map
36 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Cwmbran historic spots	Cwmbran tourist destinations	Cwmbran plaques	Cwmbran geographic features
Walkfo Cwmbran tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Cwmbran

  

Best Cwmbran places to visit

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Cwmbran has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Cwmbran’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Cwmbran’s information audio spots:

Pontnewydd Pontnewydd is a community and an electoral ward of Torfaen County Borough Council. The community had a population of 4,954 in 2011. It should not be confused with Pontnewynydd in nearby Pontypool.

Croesyceiliog A.F.C. The club was formed in 1964 as a youth team for pupils of Croesyceiliog School. It later entered a senior team in the Newport and District Football League. It reached the Welsh Football League for the first time in 2004.

County Hall, Cwmbran County Hall was a municipal facility on Turnpike Road in Croesyceiliog in Cwmbran in Wales. It was the headquarters of Gwent County Council from 1978 to 1996.

Llanddewi Court Llanddewi Court is a Grade II* listed house dating from the 16th century. It is an example of a “double-house”, a building in two sections, originally without interconnections, and designed to accommodate two families.

St Michael’s Church, Llantarnam The Parish Church of St Michael’s & All Angels is a Grade II* listed parish church in Llantarnam, near Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales.

Diocese of Monmouth Despite the name, its cathedral is located not in Monmouth but in Newport — the Cathedral Church of St Woolos. Reasons for not choosing the title of Newport included the existence of a Catholic Bishop of Newport until 1916. It is headed by Cherry Vann, Bishop of Monmouth.

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