Tredegar, named after Lord Tredegar, head of the Morgan family, can be found about 35 miles north of Cardiff and about 24 miles from Newport.

From being a quiet rural area In the middle of the 18th century the town of Tredegar developed rapidly from about 1800 with the onset of the Industrial Revolution and the setting up of iron works and coal mines.

The town today boasts schools, parks, a hospital, shops, pubs and restaurants, clubs and social centres. It is close to the Heads of the Valleys road and within striking distance of Cardiff as well as the Midlands.

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Useful web sites:

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
News and information about Tredegar
Tredegar Orpheus Male Voice Choir
Tredegar Rugby Football Club