Английская Википедия:Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent

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Georgetown is a village in the Sirhowy Valley in Blaenau Gwent. It belongs in the ward of Georgetown.[1]

It is located Шаблон:Convert south of Tredegar and Шаблон:Convert west of Ebbw Vale. It is Шаблон:Convert north of Newport. The A4048 runs near to the village. The population of the ward is 3,410 which represents the whole Georgetown ward.[1]

Village today

Facilities in Georgetown include a Community Centre,[2] a Gospel Hall, a Methodist church, a congressional Church, Rhyd Hall pub,[3] a Chinese restaurant, and a small supermarket. The area is covered by Georgetown Primary School[4] and Tredegar Comprehensive School. The Tredegar Leisure Centre is nearby as well as the World War I memorial site.[5] The Sirhowy River 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.[6]

Transport

The village is a 12-minute walk, and Шаблон:Convert from Tredegar where Tredegar bus station offers services to Ebbw Vale Town railway station as well as buses to Newport, and local villages.[7]

The town is on the route between Newport and Ebbw Vale/Tredegar which provides connections to Stagecoach South Wales services:

  • 97 (Ebbw Vale)
  • 56 (Newport-Tredegar)
  • 97 (Ebbw Vale)
  • E11 (Ebbw Vale)

Governance

The Georgetown electoral ward serves the village. The ward is represented by Councillors John C Morgan (Georgetown, Lab) and Keith Hayden (Georgetown, Lab).[8]

The area is represented in the Senedd by Alun Davies (Labour)[9] and the Member of Parliament is Nick Smith (Labour).[10]

References

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External links

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