Place:Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales

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NameBlaenavon
Alt namesBlaenafonsource: Wikipedia
TypeTown
Coordinates51.8°N 3.083°W
Located inTorfaen, Wales
Contained Places
Cemetery
Blaenavon Cemetery
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Blaenavon is a town and World Heritage Site in south eastern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Lwyd north of Pontypool, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. The town lies high on a hillside and has a population of 6,349 people. Blaenavon literally means "front of the river" or loosely "river's source" in the Welsh language.

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