Tredegar

Tredegar
The Town Clock, Tredegar (April 2002)
Tredegar is located in Blaenau Gwent
Tredegar
Tredegar
Location within Blaenau Gwent
Population15,103 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO145095
Community
  • Tredegar
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTREDEGAR
Postcode districtNP22
Dialling code01495
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Blaenau Gwent

51°46′39″N 3°14′26″W / 51.77761°N 3.24069°W / 51.77761; -3.24069


Map of the community

Tredegar (/trəˈdɡər/; Welsh: [trɛˈdeːɡar] [2]) is a town and community situated on the banks of the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in the southeast of Wales. Within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in Wales. The relevant wards (Tredegar Central and West, Sirhowy and Georgetown) collectively listed the town's population as 15,103 in the UK 2011 census.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Town population 2011". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Tŷ Tredegar | Cyfle i chi fod yn rhan o hanes @NTTredegarHouse wrth iddyn nhw adeiladu to newydd ar yr adeilad! #SignASlate | By Heno S4C | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ Services, Good Stuff IT. "Tredegar Central and West - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. ^ Services, Good Stuff IT. "Georgetown - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 3 October 2018.