Abertillery
Abertillery, which translates as 'Mouth of the River Tyleri', is the largest town in the Ebbw Fach valley in what was the historic county of Monmouthshire, South Wales. Soon after local government reorganisation it became part of the Blaenau Gwent County Borough administrative area. A lot of the landscape surrounds the Brecon Beacons National Park and also the Blaenavon World Heritage Site.
Historically a significant coal mining centre, the Abertillery area has undergone considerable transformation in recent decades. The local landscape has long been recognised for its varied natural beauty. Positioned around the A467, the town is about 15 miles (22 km) north of the M4 and 5 miles (eight km) south of the A465 'Heads of the Valleys' trunk road. It's about 25 miles by road from Cardiff and 47 miles from Bristol. In line with the 2011 Census, the town includes a permanent population of around 11601 inhabitants.
Statistics collected by The Welsh Language Board (Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg) in 2001 suggest that 1146 (9.9 per cent) of Abertillery spoke Welsh, which decreased by 2.7 percent in 2011 to 7.2 per cent. Abertillery's traditional-style town centre was mostly developed in the late 19th century and features some striking Victorian architecture.
Spreading over more than four main streets, the town had two department stores in addition to a covered Victorian arcade linking two of the main shopping areas. These are all incorporated in a Blaenau Gwent Borough Council remodelling and modernisation project. By 2014, completed projects included numerous streets, public areas plus the town's Metropole Theatre. This RICS award-winning building provides state of the art production, exhibition, conference and meeting facilities along with housing the Abertillery Museum.
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