Tafarnaubach is a village on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of

Blaenau Gwent Blaenau Gwent (; ) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders the unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw ...

, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...

, it lies about two miles west of Tredegar town centre.

Geography

To the south of the village lies a small

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, Parc Bryn Bach, while the northern part of the district is dominated by the Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate. The village is overlooked by

Mynydd Llangynidr Mynydd Llangynidr is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park largely in the county of Powys, south Wales. Its southern slopes extend into the northernmost parts of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent. It is named from the village of Llangyn ...

mountain, which in the late 19th century was infamous for illegal bare-knuckle boxing mountain fights due to its proximity to three county borders.

Economy

Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate is a major employer in the area with companies including Airspace Solutions, Nordic Care Services, Waldron Commercials, M&J Europe, NMC (UK), Atal UK, Tenneco-Walker (UK), Able Office Furniture and BioExtractions (Wales) based at the site. Also nearby is Ron Skinner & Sons car dealers, of Tredegar.

Transport

The

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is a 50-minute walk () from the village, and is also served by the 20 bus between Tredegar and Rhymney which stops in the village. Rhymney Station is a 7-minute bus journey while Tredegar is a 13-minute bus journey from the village.

References

{{authority control Villages in Blaenau Gwent