Place:Cwmbran, Torfaen (principal area), Wales

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NameCwmbran
Alt namesCwmbrânsource: Wikipedia
TypeTown
Coordinates51.65°N 3°W
Located inTorfaen (principal area), Wales     (1949 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Cwmbran Cemetery
Gwent Crematorium
Llwyncelyn Cemetery ( 2010 - )
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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 boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield.

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