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Ebbw Vale
(Welsh:
Glyn Ebwy) is at the head of the valley formed
by the Ebbw Faw r river. It is the largest town and the
administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough, with
a population of about 25,000.
Originally a
rather small village, it grew into a large town with the
Industrial Revolution at the end of the 18th century.
Part of the land that used to be occupied by the Ebbw Vale
steelworks was landscaped to house the 1992 Garden Festival
of Wales. The site is now a successful retail park.
A former coal-mining and steel-making town, much employment
now comes from hi-tech industries such as those at Rassau
Industrial Estate.
Virtual Tour:
Virtual tour
Location:
Link to Multimap
Useful web sites:
BBC Wales Site - Ebbw Vale
Ebbw
Vale RFC |
