Croesyceiliog

Croesyceiliog
Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School
Croesyceiliog Location within Torfaen
Area	2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi) [1]
Population	5,246 (2011)[2]
• Density	2,406/km2 (6,230/sq mi)
GSS code	W04000761
OS grid reference	ST 305 965
Community	Croesyceiliog
Principal area	Torfaen
Preserved county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CWMBRAN
Postcode district	NP44
Dialling code	01633
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Monmouth
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Monmouth
List of places UK Wales Torfaen 51°39′48″N 3°00′20″W / 51.66342°N 3.005512°W / 51.66342; -3.005512

Croesyceiliog (Welsh: [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:

• Population^[2] 5,246 (Torfaen 91,075)
  • 47.7% male, 52.3% female
• Age structure^[6]
  • 15.6% aged 0–15
  • 31.8% aged 16–44
  • 20.0% aged 45–59
  • 32.6% aged 60+

Electoral wards

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

• For elections to the UK parliament, both wards are part of the constituency of Monmouth.
• For elections to the Senedd, both wards are part of the constituency of Monmouth.
• For elections to Torfaen County Borough Council, Croesyceiliog North returns 2 councillors, and Croesyceiliog South returns 1 councillor.
• For elections to Croesyceiliog and Llanyrafon Community Council, Croesyceiliog North returns 6 councillors, and Croesyceiliog South returns 2 councillors.

People from Croesyceiliog

• Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1950)
• Dan Thomas (rugby union)
• Mary White (ceramicist and calligrapher) (1926–2013)
• Lenny Woodard (rugby)

See also

• Cwmbran
• Torfaen
• Communities of Torfaen

References

External links

• Croesyceiliog Community Council website
• Croesyceiliog Cricket Club
• Croesyceiliog Canoe Club
• Pontrhydyrun Baptist Church
• St Mary's Church, Croesyceiliog

This page was last edited on 3 April 2024, at 20:45