Abertillery
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 The view towards Abertillery from the head of the Tyleri | |
  Abertillery Location within Blaenau Gwent | |
| Population | 11,601 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO215045 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ABERTILLERY |
| Postcode district | NP13 |
| Dialling code | 01495 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Abertillery (/ˌæbərtɪˈlɛəri/; Welsh: Abertyleri) is a town and community in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It is located in the Ebbw Fach valley, and the historic county of Monmouthshire.
The surrounding landscape borders the Brecon Beacons National Park and the Blaenavon World heritage Site.[2] Formerly a major coal mining centre the Abertillery area was transformed in the 1990s using EU and other funding to return to a greener environment.
Situated on the A467 the town is 15 miles (24 km) north of the M4 and 5 miles (8 km) south of the A465 "Heads of the Valleys" trunk road. It is about 25 miles (40 km) by road from Cardiff and 47 miles (76 km) from Bristol.
According to the 2011 Census, 4.8% of the ward's 4,416 (212 residents) resident-population can speak, read, and write Welsh.[3] This is below the county's figure of 5.5% of 67,348 (3,705 residents) who can speak, read, and write Welsh.[3]
- ^ "Town population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "World Heritage Site Status - Blaenavon World Heritage Site". www.visitblaenavon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b Welsh language skills by electoral division, 2011 Census Retrieved 13/12/21