Croesyceiliog (; ) is a suburb and

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Cwmbran Cwmbran ( ; , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. Lying within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was ...

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, Wales.

Housing

Croesyceiliog is primarily a residential district and contains a wide variety of housing from

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terraces and even older Welsh cottages to property built between 1930 and 1970 and newer developments within the area. Most of the housing was built in the 1950s and 1960s as part of the development of Cwmbran New Town.

Facilities

The former Gwent County Hall was located in Croesyceiliog. Until 2012 it provided the main administrative base for

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(even though it was outside that administrative area) and

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, and some offices for

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. The demolition of the premises was required as a result of

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, and took place in 2013. There are shops, takeaways, pubs, hairdressers and a doctors' surgery in the main shopping areas of Edlogan Square, the Highway and North Road. There are two schools, Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School, and a primary school on North Road (Croesyceiliog Primary School). There is a Baptist chapel on Chapel Lane, Pontrhydyrun Baptist Church and an Anglican church named St Mary's Church on Bryn Eglwys (literally 'Church Hill'). Croesyceiliog Cricket and Rugby Club is on the Highway. Croesyceiliog Cricket Club currently play in the Glamorgan and Monmouthshire League, while Croesyceiliog Rugby Club play in the Welsh Division Three East League. Croesyceiliog also has a lawn bowls team which play at Woodland Road Sports Grounds. Woodland Road Park is a recreation area which contains a bowling green, rugby pitch, tennis courts, outdoor paddling pool and adventure playground. The Croesyceiliog bypass was built in the 1960s and forms part of the main

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between Newport and

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. Before the bypass was opened the A4042 went through Croesyceiliog.

Census data

At the 2011 Census the following information was captured: *Population 5,246 (Torfaen 91,075) **47.7% male, 52.3% female *Age structure **15.6% aged 0–15 **31.8% aged 16–44 **20.0% aged 45–59 **32.6% aged 60+

Electoral wards

For elections, Croesyceiliog is split into two

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: Croesyceiliog North and Croesyceiliog South. *For elections to the UK parliament, both wards are part of the constituency of Torfaen. *For elections to the

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, both wards are part of the constituency of Monmouth. *For elections to

, Croesyceiliog North returns 2 councillors, and Croesyceiliog South returns 1 councillor. *For elections to Croesyceiliog and Llanyrafon

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, Croesyceiliog North returns 6 councillors, and Croesyceiliog South returns 2 councillors.

People from Croesyceiliog

* Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1950) *

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* Mary White (ceramicist and calligrapher) (1926–2013) * Lenny Woodard (rugby)

References

External links

Croesyceiliog Community Council websiteCroesyceiliog Cricket ClubCroesyceiliog Canoe ClubPontrhydyrun Baptist ChurchSt Mary's Church, Croesyceiliog
{{Torfaen Communities in Torfaen Suburbs of Cwmbran Electoral wards of Torfaen