Jump to content

Garn-yr-erw

Coordinates: 51°47′01″N 3°06′35″W / 51.7837°N 3.1098°W / 51.7837; -3.1098
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Welsh (talk | contribs) at 22:16, 22 October 2017 (add image). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Garn-yr-erw
Old school building at Garn-yr-Erw
Garn-yr-erw is located in Torfaen
Garn-yr-erw
Garn-yr-erw
Location within Torfaen
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPONTYPOOL
Postcode districtNP4
Dialling code01495
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Torfaen
51°47′01″N 3°06′35″W / 51.7837°N 3.1098°W / 51.7837; -3.1098

Garn-yr-erw is a village in south eastern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Llwyd north of Blaenavon and Pontypool, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. The village lies at an altitude of approx 400 metres [clarification needed] on the side of Gilwern Hill, Monmouthshire and is cited by the Ordnance Survey as the highest village in Wales.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey. "MapZone". Retrieved 2007-03-04.