Lower Common

Lower Common is a forest in Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, Wales. Lower Common is situated nearby to the village Glascoed, as well as near Monkswood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llandegfedd Reservoir and Prescoed Prison.

Llandegfedd Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llandegfedd Reservoir is a large 174 hectare water supply reservoir and is eight miles north of Newport in south Wales. The reservoir is very close to Pontypool, Cwmbran and Usk, with the boundary between Monmouthshire and Torfaen running through it along the former Sôr Brook.

Prescoed Prison

Prison

HM Prison Prescoed is a Category D men's open prison, located in Coed-y-paen, three miles from Usk in Monmouthshire, Wales. Prescoed is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and acts as a satellite prison of the nearby HMP Usk.

Pontypool and New Inn railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pontypool and New Inn railway station is situated to the south east of Pontypool town centre between the town and the suburb of New Inn, Wales. The station was formerly called Pontypool Road until renamed just Pontypool in 1972 and then to the present name in 1994.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Usk and Pontypool.

Usk

Photo: Kimseren, Public domain.

Usk is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, 10 miles northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. Usk Castle, above the town, overlooks the ancient crossing point.

Pontypool

Photo: Kev Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.