Two Locks is a

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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 ...

in the county borough of

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, in south-east

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. The locks in question are part of the

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal () is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its currently (2018) navigable length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National parks of England and Wales, National Park, and its present rural c ...

in its southern section between

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and

Pontypool Pontypool ( ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire in South Wales. , it has a population of 29,062. Locat ...

Demographics

At the

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showed: *

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6,572 (Torfaen 90,949) *49.1% Male, 50.9% Female *Ages **23.3% aged between 0–15 **41.1% aged between 16–44 **21.7% aged 45–59/64 **13.9% of pensionable age

References

Suburbs of Cwmbran {{Torfaen-geo-stub