Pen Tranch
Pen Tranch is a community in Torfaen, South East Wales. It lies to the west of Pontypool in the valley leading west to Crumlin. It lies in the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 6,240 residents
- Description: village and community in Torfaen County Borough, south east Wales
- Also known as: “Pen Transh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torfaen County Borough Council and Torfaen Museum.
Torfaen County Borough Council
Government office
Torfaen County Borough Council is the governing body for Torfaen, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
Torfaen Museum
Museum
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Torfaen Museum is a local history museum located in Pontypool, Torfaen, South Wales. It is managed by a trust. The museum is situated within the Georgian stable block that once formed part of residence of the Hanbury family – local ironmasters during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Pontypool Park
Park
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Pontypool Park is a 150-acre park in Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales. The park was formerly the grounds of Pontypool House and was laid out in the closing years of the 17th century for John Hanbury, an ironmaster, who is closely associated with Japanware. Pontypool Park is situated 2 miles east of Pen Tranch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontypool and Abertillery.
Pontypool
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Pontypool is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. As of 2021, it has a population of 29,062.
Abertillery
Town
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Abertillery 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. Abertillery is situated 3 miles northwest of Pen Tranch.
Llanhilleth
Village
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Llanhilleth is a village, community and an electoral ward on the A467 road between Ebbw Vale and Crumlin in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Two large mounds in the field behind the Carpenter's Arms are the remains of the medieval Llanhilleth castle which originally had two large, stone-built towers. Llanhilleth is situated 2½ miles west of Pen Tranch.
Pen Tranch
- Categories: village and community
- Location: Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Pen Tranch” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Pen Tranch”
- Catalan: “Pen Transh”
- Cebuano: “Pen Tranch”
- Chinese: “Pen Tranch”
- Cornish: “Pen Transh”
- Dutch: “Pen Tranch”
- French: “Pen Tranch”
- German: “Pen Tranch”
- Irish: “Pen Transh”
- Italian: “Pen Tranch”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pen Tranch”
- Persian: “پن ترانچ”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Pen Transh”
- Spanish: “Pen Tranch”
- Swedish: “Pen Tranch”
- Welsh: “Pen Transh”
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