Croesyceiliog Explained

Country:Wales
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Monmouth
Map Alt:Abersychan is in the south east of the district of Torfaen, in south east Wales
Official Name:Croesyceiliog
Unitary Wales:Torfaen
Lieutenancy Wales:Gwent
Community Wales:Croesyceiliog
Constituency Westminster:Torfaen
Post Town:CWMBRAN
Postcode District:NP44
Postcode Area:NP
Dial Code:01633
Os Grid Reference:ST 305 965
Coordinates:51.6634°N -3.0055°W
Area Total Km2:2.18
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population:5,246
Population Ref:(2011)[2]
Static Image Name:Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School.JPG
Static Image Caption:Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School (before demolition of the old building)
Static Image Alt:Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School
Statistic:W04000761
Statistic Title:GSS code

Croesyceiliog (in Welsh pronounced as /ˌkrɔɨs ə ˈkɛiljɔɡ/, Cockerel's Cross) is a suburb of Cwmbran, Wales.

Housing

Croesyceiliog is primarily a residential district and contains a wide variety of housing from Victorian terraces and even older Welsh cottages to property built between 1930 and 1970 and newer developments within the area. Most of the housing was built in the 1950s and 1960s as part of the development of Cwmbran New Town.

Facilities

The former Gwent County Hall was located in Croesyceiliog.[3] Until 2012 it provided the main administrative base for Monmouthshire County Council (even though it was outside that administrative area) and Gwent Police, and some offices for Torfaen County Borough Council. The demolition of the premises was required as a result of concrete cancer, and took place in 2013.[4]

There are shops, takeaways, pubs, hairdressers and a doctors' surgery in the main shopping areas of Edlogan Square, the Highway and North Road.

There are two schools, Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School, and a primary school on North Road (Croesyceiliog Primary School).

There is a Baptist chapel on Chapel Lane, Pontrhydyrun Baptist Church and an Anglican church named St Mary's Church on Bryn Eglwys (literally 'Church Hill').

Croesyceiliog Cricket and Rugby Club is on the Highway. Croesyceiliog Cricket Club currently play in the Glamorgan and Monmouthshire League, while Croesyceiliog Rugby Club play in the Welsh Division Three East League. Croesyceiliog also has a lawn bowls team which play at Woodland Road Sports Grounds.

Woodland Road Park is a recreation area which contains a bowling green, rugby pitch, tennis courts, outdoor paddling pool and adventure playground.

The Croesyceiliog bypass was built in the 1960s and forms part of the main A4042 road between Newport and Abergavenny.[5] Before the bypass was opened the A4042 went through Croesyceiliog.

Census data

At the 2011 Census the following information was captured:

Electoral wards

For elections, Croesyceiliog is split into two electoral wards: Croesyceiliog North and Croesyceiliog South.

People from Croesyceiliog

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Census:Quick Statistics:Population Density for Croesyceiliog. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033022/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11122458&c=croesyceiliog&d=16&e=61&g=6496334&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1385740583658&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491. dead. 3 December 2013. Office for National Statistics. 29 Nov 2013.
  2. Web site: 2011 Census:Key Statistics:Key Figures for Croesyceiliog. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021642/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122458&c=croesyceiliog&d=16&e=62&g=6496334&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1385403885394&enc=1. dead. 3 December 2013. Office for National Statistics. 25 Nov 2013.
  3. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/399395 Photo of Gwent County Hall
  4. http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10336019.Demolition_of_Cwmbran_s_County_Hall_continues/ South Wales Argus, Demolition of Cwmbran's County Hall continues, 5 April 2013
  5. Web site: Croesyceiliog By-Pass, Monmouthshire . . 12 July 1965.
  6. Web site: 2011 Census, Age Structure for Croesyceiliog. Office for National Statistics. 26 Nov 2013.