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CWMBRAN, a seat of iron-works in Llanvrechva parish, Monmouth; on the Avon-Llwyd river, the Brecon and Monmouth canal, and the Eastern Valleys railway, 4 miles N by W of Newport. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under Newport, Monmouth. A church was built here in 1860, in the decorated English. style, at a cost of £1, 265; and consists of nave and chancel, with tower and vestry.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a seat of iron-works" (ADL Feature Type: "industrial sites") |
| Administrative units: | Llanvrechva Parish Monmouthshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Cwm Bran |
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