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Pontypool (Pont-y-pŵl) is a town that is home to approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. [1]

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Abercarn

Abercarn is a small town and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Newport on the A467 between Cwmcarn and Newbridge, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

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Abergavenny Hundred

Abergavenny was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire.

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Abersychan

Abersychan is a settlement and community north of Pontypool in Torfaen, Wales, and lies within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent.

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Afon Lwyd

The Afon Lwyd (Grey River) is a 13-mile long river in south-east Wales which flows from its source north of Blaenavon, through Abersychan, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, Llanfrechfa and Cwmbran before flowing into the River Usk at Caerleon, which subsequently flows into the Bristol Channel in Newport.

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Annabel Giles

Annabel Claire Giles (born 20 May 1959) is a former television and radio presenter, actress, panelist, novelist and model; she is now a fully qualified counsellor/psychotherapist.

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Anthony Hopkins

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937), better known as Anthony Hopkins, is a Welsh actor, widely considered to be one of the world's greatest living actors.

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Arriva Trains Wales

Arriva Trains Wales (Trenau Arriva Cymru) (ATW) is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operates the Wales & Borders franchise.

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Blackplate

Blackplate is hot rolled or cold rolled, non-descaled sheet steel or sheet iron.

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Blaenavon

Blaenavon (Blaenafon) is a town in south eastern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Lwyd north of Pontypool, within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent.

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Blaenavon Low Level railway station

Blaenavon Low Level railway station was the northern terminus of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company line from Pontypool to Blaenavon in Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Blaenavon RFC

Blaenavon Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in the town of Blaenavon, South Wales.

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Blast furnace

A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron, but also others such as lead or copper.

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Bloomery

A bloomery is a type of furnace once used widely for smelting iron from its oxides.

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Bobby Windsor

Robert William Windsor (born 31 January 1948 in Newport, Monmouthshire), known as Bobby and nicknamed "The Duke", is a former rugby union player who gained 28 rugby union caps for Wales as a hooker between 1973 and 1979.

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Bretten

(South Franconian: Bredde) is a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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British and Irish Lions

The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for any of the Home Nations – the national teams of England, Scotland, and Wales – and Ireland.

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Caleb McDuff

Caleb McDuff (born 20 January 2008) is a British go-kart racer.

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Cardiff University

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Charlie Faulkner

Anthony George "Charlie" Faulkner (born 27 February 1941, in Newport, Wales) was a rugby union player of the 1970s and later a rugby coach.

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Coal mining

Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground.

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Coleg Gwent

Coleg Gwent (Gwent College) is Wales' largest further education college at various locations in the former county of Gwent, South Wales.

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Comprehensive school

A comprehensive school is a secondary school that is a state school and does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of selection criteria.

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Condeixa-a-Nova

Condeixa-a-Nova, also known as Condeixa, is a town and a municipality in the district of Coimbra, Portugal.

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County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland), to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control.

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Cwmbran

Cwmbran (Cwmbrân, also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a new town in Wales.

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Cwmynyscoy

Cwmynyscoy is a suburb of Pontypool town in the district of the County Borough of Torfaen, south east Wales.

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David Llewellyn (author)

David Llewellyn (born 1978), is a Welsh novelist and script writer.

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Dirty Sanchez (TV series)

Dirty Sanchez is a British stunt and prank TV series featuring a group of three Welshmen and one Englishman harming themselves, and each other, through dangerous stunts.

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Garndiffaith RFC

Garndiffaith Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Garndiffaith in South Wales.

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Graham Price

Graham Price MBE (born 24 November 1951 in Moascar, Egypt) is a former Welsh rugby union player, who was a member of the famous Pontypool RFC front row known as the "Viet Gwent".

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Grammar school

A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school, differentiated in recent years from less academic Secondary Modern Schools.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales.

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Griffithstown

Griffithstown is a large community of Pontypool in the borough of Torfaen, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

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Gwent (county)

Gwent is a preserved county and a former local government county in south-east Wales.

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Gwyneth Jones (soprano)

Dame Gwyneth Jones, (born 7 November 1936) is a Welsh operatic dramatic soprano.

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Historic counties of Wales

The historic counties of Wales are sub-divisions of Wales.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Hwyl Nofio

Hwyl Nofio (from Welsh meaning 'swimming fun') is an experimental music group whose only permanent member is Steve Parry.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from ferrum) and atomic number 26.

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Jane Arden (director)

Jane Arden (29 October 192720 December 1982) was a Welsh film director, actress, screenwriter, playwright, songwriter, and poet.

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Japanning

Japanning is a type of finish that originated as a European imitation of Asian lacquerwork.

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Jennifer Daniel

Jennifer Daniel (born Jennifer Williams; 23 May 1936 – 16 August 2017) was a Welsh actress.

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Joan Ruddock

Dame Joan Mary Ruddock, DBE (née Anthony; born 28 December 1943) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham Deptford from 1987 to 2015.

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John Hanbury (1664–1734)

John Hanbury, Esq. (1664–1734) was one of a dynasty of ironmasters responsible for the industrialisation and urbanisation of the eastern valley through which runs the Afon Llwyd (in English "grey river") in Monmouthshire around Pontypool.

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Keri Collins

Keri Collins (born 1978) BAFTA winning director and writer for film and television.

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Lacquer

The term lacquer is used for a number of hard and potentially shiny finishes applied to materials such as wood.

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Lee Dainton

Lee Dainton (born 22 August 1973 in Pontypool, Wales) is a professional skateboarder, daredevil and one quarter of the Dirty Sanchez crew.

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Leisure centre

A leisure centre in the UK, Ireland, Australia (also called aquatic centres) and Canada is a purpose built building or site, usually owned and operated by the city, borough council or municipal district council, where people go to keep fit or relax through using the facilities.

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Llanelly

Llanelly (Llanelli) is the name of both a parish and community in the principal area of Monmouthshire, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, south-east Wales.

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Longjumeau

Longjumeau is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France.

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Luke Evans (actor)

Luke George Evans (born 15 April 1979) is a Welsh actor.

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Marcus Ebdon

Marcus Ebdon (born 17 October 1970) is a Welsh former professional footballer and currently the manager of Spalding United.

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Marquess of Abergavenny

Marquess of Abergavenny (pronounced Abergenny), in the County of Monmouth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was created on 14 January 1876, along with the title Earl of Lewes (pronounced "Lewis"), in the County of Sussex, for the 5th Earl of Abergavenny, a member of the Nevill family.

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Mary II of England

Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband and first cousin, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death; popular histories usually refer to their joint reign as that of William and Mary.

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Max Boyce

Maxwell Boyce, (born 27 September 1943) is a Welsh comedian, singer and entertainer.

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Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful) is a large town in Wales, with a population of about 63,546, situated approximately north of Cardiff.

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Monkswood, Monmouthshire

Monkswood (Coed y Mynach) is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.

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Monmouth School

Monmouth School is an independent boys' boarding and day school in Monmouth, Wales.

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Monmouthshire (historic)

Monmouthshire, also known as the County of Monmouth (Sir Fynwy), is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales and a former administrative county.

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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (Camlas Sir Fynwy a Brycheiniog) is a small network of canals in South Wales.

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Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company

The Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company was a canal and railway company that operated a canal and a network of railways in the Western Valley and Eastern Valley of Newport, Monmouthshire.

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Myfanwy Haycock

Myfanwy Haycock (1913–1963), born Blodwen Myfanwy Haycock in Pontnewynydd, Wales near Pontypool in the traditional county of Monmouthshire, was a poet, artist and broadcaster.

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Mynyddislwyn

Mynyddislwyn was a civil parish and urban district in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

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National Eisteddfod of Wales

The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.

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New Inn

New Inn is a village and community of approximately 3,000 households directly south east of Pontypool, within the County Borough of Torfaen in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

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Panteg

Panteg (Pant-teg) is a village in the county borough of Torfaen, Wales.

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Penygarn, Torfaen

Penygarn is a village near Trevethin in Wales.

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Pontnewynydd

Pontnewynydd is a predominantly working class suburb of Pontypool, Torfaen, in Wales.

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Pontymoile

Pontymoile (Welsh: Pont-y-moel) is a large suburb of the town of Pontypool in Torfaen, south east Wales.

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Pontypool

Pontypool (Pont-y-pŵl) is a town that is home to approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales.

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Pontypool and New Inn railway station

Pontypool and New Inn railway station (Pont-y-pŵl a New Inn) is situated to the south east of Pontypool town centre between the town and the suburb of New Inn, Wales.

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Pontypool Clarence Street railway station

Pontypool Clarence Street railway station was a station on the former Taff Vale Extension (TVE) of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway.

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Pontypool Crane Street railway station

Pontypool Crane Street railway station served Pontypool in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.

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Pontypool japan

Pontypool japan is a name given to the process of japanning with the use of an oil varnish and heat which is credited to Thomas Allgood of Pontypool.

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Pontypool Park

Pontypool Park (Parc Pont-y-pŵl) is a park containing predominantly mature trees with some open meadowland, and located in Pontypool in south Wales.

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Pontypool RFC

Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool.

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Pontypool United RFC

Pontypool United Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Pontypool South Wales.

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Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway

The Pontypool, Caerleon & Newport Railway was promoted independently to relieve congestion on the heavily worked Eastern Valley Line of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Rolling (metalworking)

In metalworking, rolling is a metal forming process in which metal stock is passed through one or more pairs of rolls to reduce the thickness and to make the thickness uniform.

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Roy Jenkins

Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, (11 November 1920 – 5 January 2003) was a British Labour Party, SDP and Liberal Democrat politician, and biographer of British political leaders.

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Rugby league

Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field.

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Rugby union

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Sebastopol, Torfaen

Sebastopol is the southernmost suburb of Pontypool in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales.

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Seth Joshua

Seth Joshua (10 April 1858 – 21 May 1925), was a Welsh Presbyterian minister and Evangelist who was noted for his influence before during and after the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival as well as for being a direct influence on the ministry of Evan Roberts, one of the leading figures of that revival.

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Six Nations Championship

The Six Nations Championship (recently known as the NatWest 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

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South Wales

South Wales (De Cymru) is the region of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west.

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South Wales Argus

The South Wales Argus is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Newport, South Wales.

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South Wales Coalfield

The South Wales Coalfield (Welsh: Maes glo De Cymru) is a large region of south Wales that is rich in coal deposits, especially the South Wales Valleys.

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South Wales Premiership

The South Wales Premiership is the league for amateur clubs in southern Wales.

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St Alban's Roman Catholic High School, Pontypool

St.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.

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Steve Parry (musician)

Steve Parry, (born Stephen John Parry, 4 September 1958), Pontypool, South Wales Valleys is a Welsh guitarist, musician, composer who was a founder member of the experimental rock band Hwyl nofio.

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Talywain RFC

Talywain Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Talywain near the town of Pontypool, Wales.

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Taulupe Faletau

Tangaki Taulupe "Toby" Faletau (born 12 November 1990) is a Welsh international rugby union player of Tongan origin.

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Terry Cobner

Terence John Cobner (born 10 January 1946) is a former Welsh international rugby union player and British Lion.

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Tinplate

Tinplate consists of sheets of steel, coated with a thin layer of tin.

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Tony Villars

Anthony Keith "Tony" Villars (born 24 January 1952) is a Welsh former international footballer.

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Torfaen

Torfaen (Tor-faen) is a county borough in Wales within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

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Torfaen (Assembly constituency)

Torfaen is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)

Torfaen is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Torfaen County Borough Council

Torfaen County Borough Council is the governing body for Torfaen, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.

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Torfaen Tigers

Torfaen Tigers are a rugby league team based in Cwmbran, Monmouthshire.

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Tredegar

Tredegar (pronounced) is a town and community situated on the banks of the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in southeast Wales.

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Trevethin

Trevethin (Trefddyn) is a suburb of Pontypool in Torfaen, Wales, a community in Torfaen, and includes two electoral wards (Trevethin and St Cadocs and Penygarn) for Torfaen County Borough Council.

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Trevethin Community School

Trevethin Community School (Ysgol Gymunedol Trefddyn) was a non-selective state secondary school in the Pontypool suburb of Penygarn, Wales.

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Tudor period

The Tudor period is the period between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales and includes the Elizabethan period during the reign of Elizabeth I until 1603.

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Wainfelin

Wainfelin is a suburb of Pontypool in the county borough of Torfaen, in south-east Wales.

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Welsh Marches line

The Welsh Marches line (in Welsh: Llinell y Mers), known historically as the North and West Route, is the railway line running from Newport in south-east Wales to Shrewsbury in the West Midlands region of England by way of Abergavenny, Hereford and Craven Arms and thence (by some definitions) to Crewe via Whitchurch.

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Welsh Rugby Union

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) (Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the sport's international governing body, World Rugby.

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West Monmouth School

West Monmouth School (Welsh: Ysgol Gorllewin Mynwy; colloquially: West Mon) is a state-funded and non-selective secondary school in Pontypool, Torfaen, south Wales.

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William Coxe (historian)

William Coxe (– 8 June 1828) was an English historian and priest who served as a travelling companion and tutor to nobility from 1771 to 1786.

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William III of England

William III (Willem; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672 and King of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.

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William Jones (Chartist)

William Jones (1809–1873) was a political Radical and Chartist, who was a former actor, working as a watchmaker at Pontypool in Monmouthshire and also kept a beer house.

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Worshipful Company of Haberdashers

The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies, is an ancient merchant guild of London, England associated with the silk and velvet trades.

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Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw

Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school located in Trevethin, Pontypool in Torfaen, Wales and named for Saint Gwynllyw.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontypool

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