Llanyrafon
Coordinates: 51°38′45″N 3°00′26″W / 51.64587°N 3.00729°W
| Llanyrafon | |
 Llanyrafon
Llanyrafon shown within Torfaen |
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| Population | 3,230 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | ST304946 |
| Community | Llanyrafon |
| Principal area | Torfaen |
| Ceremonial county | Gwent |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CWMBRAN |
| Postcode district | NP44 |
| Dialling code | 01633 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Monmouth |
| Welsh Assembly | Monmouth |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Torfaen | |
Llanyrafon (English: Church by the River), formerly spelled Llanyravon, is a community and suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, South Wales. It lies to the east of the Afon Llwyd, west of the A4042 dual carriageway and south of Croesyceiliog.
Built in the 1970s, Llanyrafon is mainly residential but does include a municipal golf course; 3-star Hotel (Commodore Hotel on Mill Lane); small shopping precinct known as Llanyrafon Lakeside Shops and the large Boating Lake Park & South Fields. The Boating Lake Park includes (as the name suggests) a large lake which is home to various wildfowl birds such as swans, mallards and moorhens. There is also a large adventure playground as well as various football and rugby pitches. In recent years, the addition of a skateboarding/roller blading park was made to this area. Most recently there has been a re-vamp of the Boating Lake with the addition of an island. There is one public house, 'The Crow's Nest', that serves 'pub-grub' food.
The X24, a major bus service operated by Stagecoach South Wales, runs through Llanyrafon from Cwmbran town centre to Newport.
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[edit] Demographics
At the 2001 Census
[edit] Llanyrafon North
- Population 2021 (Torfaen 90,949)
- 45.7% Male, 54.3% Female
- Ages
- 18.2% aged between 0-15
- 30.0% aged between 16-44
- 21.1% aged 45–59/64
- 30.7% of pensionable age
[edit] Llanyrafon South
- Population 2664 (Torfaen 90,949)
- 48.6% Male, 51.4% Female
- Ages
- 19.0% aged between 0-15
- 30.6% aged between 16-44
- 24.1% aged 45–59/64
- 26.3% of pensionable age
