Blaenavon

Blaenavon Welsh: Blaenafon
Blaenavon
Blaenavon
Location within Torfaen
Area	17.83 km2 (6.88 sq mi) [1]
Population	6,055 (2011)[2]
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
GSS code	W04000760
OS grid reference	SO 255 095
Community	Blaenavon
Principal area	Torfaen
Ceremonial county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PONTYPOOL
Postcode district	NP4
Dialling code	01495
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Torfaen
Welsh Assembly	Torfaen
List of places UK Wales Torfaen 51°46′25″N 3°04′58″W / 51.77363°N 3.08278°W / 51.77363; -3.08278

Blaenavon (Welsh: Blaenafon) is a town in southeastern Wales. It is on the south of Afon Lwyd and north of Pontypool. Parts of the town and surrounding country form the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape became part of the World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. There are about 6,057 people living there.^[3][4]

1. ↑ "2011 Census:Quick Statistics:Population Density for Blaenavon". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
2. ↑ "2011 Census:Key Statistics:Key Figures for Blaenavon". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
3. ↑ "Regeneration - Blaenavon World Heritage Site". www.visitblaenavon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-08-10. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
4. ↑ "Blaenavon Wellbeing Infographics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2020-08-10.