Georgetown is a village in the

Sirhowy Valley The Sirhowy Valley ( ) is an industrialised valley in the eastern part of the Valleys region of Wales. It is named from the Sirhowy River () which runs through it. Its upper reaches are occupied by the town of Tredegar within the county borou ...

Blaenau Gwent Blaenau Gwent (; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It borders the Local government in Wales, unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly County Borough ...

. It belongs in the ward of Georgetown. It is located south of

Tredegar Tredegar (; ) is a town and community situated on the banks of the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in the southeast of Wales. Within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial R ...

and west of

Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale (; ) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr conurbation has a ...

. It is north of

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. The A4048 runs near to the village. The population of the ward is 3,410 which represents the whole Georgetown ward.

Village today

Facilities in Georgetown include a Community Centre, a Gospel Hall, a Methodist church, a congressional Church, Rhyd Hall pub, a Chinese restaurant, and a small supermarket. The area is covered by Georgetown Primary School and Tredegar Comprehensive School. The Tredegar Leisure Centre is nearby as well as the World War I memorial site. The

Sirhowy River The Sirhowy River () is a river in Wales and a tributary of the Ebbw River. Sources The Sirhowy River has its source on the slopes of Cefn Pyllau-duon above Tredegar. After flowing through Siôn-Sieffre's Reservoir it turns south through Tred ...

runs adjacent to the village. In 2019 the town received National Lottery Charitable funding for a not-for-profit outlet providing low income families in the community with re-purposed clothing, toiletries, and toys worth £8,780.

Transport

The village is a 12-minute walk, and from

where Tredegar bus station offers services to

Ebbw Vale Town railway station Ebbw Vale Town railway station () serves the town centre of Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, serving as the terminus of the Ebbw Valley Railway. History The origins of the Ebbw Valley Railway can be traced to the wooden tramways and waggonway ...

as well as buses to Newport, and local villages. The town is on the route between Newport and Ebbw Vale/Tredegar which provides connections to

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services: * 97 (Ebbw Vale) * 56 (Newport-Tredegar) * 97 (Ebbw Vale) * E11 (Ebbw Vale)

Governance

The Georgetown

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...

serves the village. The ward is represented by Councillors John C Morgan (Georgetown, Lab) and Keith Hayden (Georgetown, Lab). The area is represented in the

Senedd The Senedd ( ; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, Its role is to scrutinise the Welsh Government and legislate on devolve ...

by Alun Davies ( Labour) and the Member of Parliament is Nick Smith (Labour).

References

External links

Photos of Georgetown and surrounding area on GeographGeorgetown Community Centre webpage
{{authority control Villages in Blaenau Gwent Tredegar