Geography
The Ebbw River flows past the west of the village. It is located north east of Crumlin, Caerphilly, Crumlin, south of Abertillery and north west of Newport, Wales, Newport. The B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, B4471 and A472 runs near to the village. The population of the Community (Wales), community is 5,947 including the whole ward of Crumlin. Most of the site was built as local authority houses to house the mining population. Lewis Street, Rectory Road and other parts in the west of the village have older houses and buildings. Remains of the Crumlin Viaduct can still be seen in Swffryd / Sofrydd and can be seen in full view from neighbouring Crumlin, Caerphilly, Crumlin just off Lewis Street at the top of the embankment.Politics
The Llanhilleth Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward serves the village. The ward is represented by Councillors Norman Lee Parsons (Llanhilleth, Independent (politician), Ind), Hedley McCarthy (Llanhilleth, Welsh Labour, Lab), and Joanne Collins (Llanhilleth, Independent (politician), Ind). The area is represented in the Senedd by Alun Davies (politician), Alun Davies (Welsh Labour, Labour) and the Member of Parliament is Nick Smith (British politician), Nick Smith (Labour).Transport
The village is a 37-minute walk, and from Llanhilleth railway station. It is also a 48-minute walk to Newbridge railway station (Wales), Newbridge railway station. Both stations provide hourly trains from Ebbw Vale to Cardiff Central, and in 2021, to Newport. The town is served by the bus stops on the B4471 at Sofrydd Schools and Walters Avenue stops, with connections tReferences
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