Pontypool

Pontypool
From the top, Crane Street, Baptist Chapel, Pontypool Park
Pontypool is located in Torfaen
Pontypool
Pontypool
Location within Torfaen
Population29,062 
OS grid referenceSO285005
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPONTYPOOL
Postcode districtNP4
Dialling code01495
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Torfaen
51°42′11″N 3°02′28″W / 51.703°N 03.041°W / 51.703; -03.041

Pontypool (Welsh: Pont-y-pŵl [ˌpɔntəˈpuːl]) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales.[1][2] As of 2021, it has a population of 29,062.[3][republished census data verification needed]

  1. ^ "Cwm Lickey, Pontypool:: OS grid ST2698 at Geograph". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Cwm Lickey, Pontypool:: OS grid ST2698 at Geograph". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. ^ Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Pontypool (Torfaen, Wales / Cymru, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 October 2023.