Place:Abercarn, Monmouthshire, Wales

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NameAbercarn
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates51.645°N 3.314°W
Located inMonmouthshire, Wales     ( - 1974)
Also located inGwent, Wales     (1974 - 1996)
Caerphilly (principal area), Wales     (1996 - )
See alsoMynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Walesancient parish of which it was part until 1882
Islwyn, Gwent, Walesborough which it joined in 1974
Caerphilly (principal area), WalesCaerphilly Principal Area, Wales|county borough of which it is now part
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Abercarn is a small town and, since 1996, is a community (or civil parish) in Caerphilly county borough in Wales, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Newport on the A467 between Cwmcarn and Newbridge, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. In the UK census of 2011 it had a population of 5,352.

The district was traditionally associated with the coal mining collieries, ironworks and tinplate works of the South Wales coalfield and South Wales Valleys, although all have now closed. The town, which lies in the middle portion of the Ebbw valley, was situated on the southeastern flank of the once great mining region of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.

The area was part of the ancient Monmouthshire parish of Mynyddislwyn until the late 19th century. In 1892 a local board of health and local government district of Abercarn was formed. This became Abercarn Urban District in 1894. Under the Local Government Act 1972 the urban district was abolished in 1974, becoming part of the borough of Islwyn, Gwent. Further local government organisation in 1996 placed the area in the county borough of Caerphilly. The former urban district corresponds to the three present-day communities of Abercarn, Crumlin and Newbridge within Caerphilly County Borough.

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