Panteg
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 St Mary's Church, Panteg | |
  Panteg Location within Torfaen | |
| Area | 3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 7,217 (2011)[2] |
| • Density | 2,241/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | ST 294 989 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PONTYPOOL |
| Postcode district | NP4 |
| Dialling code | 01495 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Panteg (Welsh: Pant-teg) is a large village and community in the county borough of Torfaen, Wales. It is adjacent to Griffithstown, between the towns of Cwmbran and Pontypool. The village is best known for Panteg Steel Works, which closed in 2004.[3]
Prior to 1935 Panteg was also an urban district. It had a population of 11,499 in 1931. It was amalgamated into Pontypool in 1935.[4] It is now a community and electoral ward of Torfaen.
- ^ "2011 Census:Quick Statistics:Population Density for Panteg". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "2011 Census:Key Statistics:Key Figures for Panteg". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "End of an era for steelworks". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. 1952 Edition. p. 1424