Place:Islwyn District, Gwent, Wales

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NameIslwyn District
TypeDistrict municipality
Coordinates51.661°N 3.188°W
Located inGwent, Wales     (1974 - 1996)
See alsoAbercarn, Monmouthshire, Walesurban district from which it was formed in 1974
Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Walesurban district from which it was formed in 1974
Risca, Monmouthshire, Walesurban district from which it was formed in 1974
Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Walesurban district from which an area was taken to form Islwyn in 1974
Caerphilly (principal area), Walesprincipal area covering the district since 1996
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The Borough of Islwyn was one of five local government districts of Gwent from 1974 to 1996.

The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 from part of the administrative county of Monmouthshire, namely the urban districts of Abercarn, Mynyddislwyn and Risca, and the Bedwellty urban district omitting the wards of Aberbargoed, Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar and Phillipstown.

The district's name (meaning "below the grove") was derived from the ancient parish of Mynyddislwyn which was included in its area. This was shown in the borough's coat of arms which represented a mountain below a grove of oak trees. Islwyn was also the nom de plume of local poet William Thomas (1832-1878).

The borough was abolished in 1996, when its area became part of Caerphilly County Borough.


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