Tredegar | |
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The Town Clock, Tredegar (April 2002) | |
Location within Blaenau Gwent | |
Population | 15,103 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO145095 |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TREDEGAR |
Postcode district | NP22 |
Dialling code | 01495 |
Police | Gwent |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Tredegar (/trəˈdiːɡər/; 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]