Blaina
Blaina is located in Blaenau Gwent
Blaina
Blaina
Location within Blaenau Gwent
Population4,808 
OS grid referenceSO1908
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERTILLERY
Postcode districtNP13
Dialling code01495
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
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Blaenau Gwent
51°46′00″N 3°10′00″W / 51.7667°N 3.1667°W / 51.7667; -3.1667
Until 1962 Blaina had a station on the Great Western Railway. These are the remains in 1966

Blaina (/ˈblaɪnə/ BLEYE-nə Welsh: Blaenau Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbleɨnaɨ]) is a small town, situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Brynmawr and Abertillery in the unitary authority of Blaenau Gwent, ancient parish of Aberystruth, preserved county of Gwent and historic county of Monmouthshire. The place name is derived from the Welsh word blaenau "uplands".[1][2] As of 2011, the town has a population of 4,808.[3]

Welsh language

According to the 2011 Census, 6.3% of the ward's 4,808 (303 residents) resident-population can speak, read, and write Welsh.[4] This is above the county's figure of 5.5% of 67,348 (3,705 residents) who can speak, read, and write Welsh.[4]

The Bells of Rhymney

Blaina is mentioned in the folk song The Bells of Rhymney: "And who robbed the miner?" say the grim bells of Blaina, quoting poetry from Idris Davies.

Notable people

See also Category:People from Blaina

References

  1. ^ Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198527589.
  2. ^ "Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru". Archived from the original on 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ "United Kingdom: 1000 Largest Cities by population". The Geographist. November 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b Welsh language skills by electoral division, 2011 Census Retrieved 13/12/21

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