Llan-dafel

Not to be confused with Llandaff.

Llan-dafel
  • Llandafal
Llan-dafel is located in Blaenau Gwent
Llan-dafel
Llan-dafel
Location within Blaenau Gwent
OS grid referenceSO178037
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEbbw Vale
Postcode districtNP23
Dialling code01495
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Blaenau Gwent
51°43′34″N 3°10′22″W / 51.726149°N 3.172838°W / 51.726149; -3.172838

Llan-dafel (also referred to as Llandafal) is a village in the community of Cwm, in the Ebbw Valley in Blaenau Gwent.

It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Ebbw Vale and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Abertillery. It is 12.22 miles (19.67 km) north west of Newport. The A4046 runs near to the village.

Geography

The area is the location of the Aberbeeg Enduro Track (motocross track), a track site designated as legal by Blaenau Gwent Borough Council.[1]

The area is not to be confused with Tai Calon Community Housing's Ebbw Vale Llandafal Court site in Ebbw Vale, a Supported Living scheme built in 1989 on part of the former Dyffryn School site.[2]

Transport

The village is a 12-minute walk, and 0.6 miles (0.97 km) from Tredegar, where Tredegar Bus Station offers services to Ebbw Vale Town railway station, as well as buses to Newport, and local villages.

The town's Waterloo Terrace stop is on the route between Newport and Ebbw Vale/Tredegar which provides connections to Stagecoach South Wales services:[3]

  • 98 (Ebbw Vale-Abertillery/Brynmawr)
  • E3 (Ebbw Vale-Brynmawr)
  • 62 (Ebbw Vale-Cwmbran)

Governance

The Llan-dafel electoral ward serves the village. The ward is represented by Councillors Derrick Bevan (Cwm, Lab) and Gareth Leslie Davies (Cwm, PC).[4]

The area is represented in the Senedd by Alun Davies (Labour)[5] and the Member of Parliament is Nick Smith (Labour).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Illegal Off Road Vehicles, Are you Being Affected!!!!". www.rctcbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Llandafal Court". Tai Calon Community Housing. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Stagecoach South Wales – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Blaenau Gwent CBC: Councillor Directory". www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Member Profile". National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Nick Smith MP, Blaenau Gwent". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 7 October 2019.