Islwyn

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Islwyn is a former local government district and historic area in south Wales, named after the River Ebbw and known for its coal-mining heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Islwyn canonical 8

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former local government district ⓘ
historic area ⓘ
adminHq Newbridge ⓘ
containsCommunity Cwmfelinfach ⓘ
containsTown Blackwood ⓘ
Newbridge ⓘ
Risca ⓘ
containsValley Ebbw Valley ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
electoralNameUsedFor Islwyn (Senedd constituency) ⓘ
Islwyn (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
existedFrom 1974 ⓘ
existedUntil 1996 ⓘ
formedUnderAct Local Government Act 1972 ⓘ
governingBodyType district council ⓘ
hasHeritage coal mining ⓘ
ironworking ⓘ
hasTransportHistory coal railways ⓘ
valley railway lines ⓘ
historicIndustry coal mining ⓘ
heavy industry ⓘ
knownFor coal-mining heritage ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ
locatedIn south Wales ⓘ
locatedInValleyOf River Ebbw ⓘ
namedAfter River Ebbw ⓘ
partOf historic county of Monmouthshire ⓘ
region Gwent ⓘ
replacedBy Blaenau Gwent County Borough ⓘ
linked to: Blaenau Gwent

Caerphilly County Borough ⓘ

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