Blaen Bran

Blaen Bran is a reservoir in , , . Blaen Bran is situated near the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir near Upper Cwmbran
  • Also known as: “Blaen Bran Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mynydd Twyn-glas and Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre.

Peak
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a sprawling 472-metre-high mountain extending into and county boroughs in South . It lies southwest of , west of and east of , and forms a rolling plateau, the margins of which are defined by steep slopes, many cloaked with conifer plantations.

Arts center
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located within a 19th-century Victorian manor house in and is the regional centre for the applied arts in south-east Wales.

Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwmbran and Pontypool.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a new town in , . It has a population of about 50,000, and has mainly been constructed since the 1950s.

Photo: Kev Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of , within the historic boundaries of in . As of 2021, it has a population of 29,062.

Suburb
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a community and suburb of in the county borough of , in south east Wales, and was built by the Cwmbran Development Corporation between 1963 and 1966.

Blaen Bran

Latitude
51.6677° or 51° 40′ 4″ north
Longitude
-3.0608° or 3° 3′ 39″ west
Open location code
9C3RMW9Q+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 214717001
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q107676716
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In Other Languages

“Blaen Bran” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Cronfa ddŵr Blaen Bran”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Square and Upper Cwmbran.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Coed Gwern-Esgob and Blaen Bran Community Woodland.

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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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