Regional context

The Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, on the north eastern rim of the South Wales Coalfield, is located some forty kilometres north east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.

The nominated site 'Blaenavon Industrial Landscape' takes its name from the town of Blaenavon, the main settlement within the heritage landscape. Blaenavon (translated from the Welsh as 'head of the river') is, as the name suggests, at the head of the Afon Lwyd, or grey river.

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is a mountain landscape showing evidence of extensive coal mining and ironmaking during the Industrial Revolution.

The geographical co-ordinates and national grid references of the main features of the industrial landscape are:

 

 

Blaenavon Ironworks Latitude 51 degrees 46minutes 35 seconds Longitude 3degrees 5 minutes 17 seconds National Grid:SO 249 093	Big Pit Mining Museum Latitude 51 degrees 46 minutes 22 seconds Longitude 3 degrees 6' 13 seconds National Grid:SO 238 088
Blaenavon Town Centre & Workmen's Hall Latitude 51 degrees 46 minutes 20 seconds Longitude 3 degrees 5' 5 seconds National Grid:SO 252 088	Garn-Ddyrys Forge Latitude 51 degrees 48 minutes 3 seconds Longitude 3 degrees 4 minutes 36 seconds National Grid:SO 258 118
Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal (lanfoist Wharf)Latitude 51 degrees 48 minutes 7 seconds Longitude 3 degrees 2 minutes 16 seconds National Grid:SO 285 130