New Inn
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New Inn is a village and community
of approximately 3,000 households located to the south east of Pontypool
, within the County Borough of Torfaen
in Wales
, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire
.
; on the east by the Torfaen and Monmouthshire county border; the western boundary follows the Afon Llwyd
river. The southern boundary is difficult to accurately determine but probably extends no further than the Pimlico Garage on the old Newport road.
(to the south) and Pontypool. The development of a large marshalling yard and building of Pontypool Road Station further allowed the village to expand.
The initial housing along The Highway was added to during several phases. Residential housing was built around the Ruth Road and Coed-Y-Candoo areas containing predominantly 1930s-style housing accommodating more prosperous railway workers. Council housing was built in the 1950s on Caroline Road and adjacent roads as well as in the lower New Inn area (known as the Lancaster Road estate). Of interest are the still-standing prefabricated homes built shortly after the Second World War along The Walk. Further post-war developments included the 'Heol' housing estate (all roads begin Heol (Welsh for road)) built throughout the 1960s and into the early 1970s. The Golf Road development followed from the late 1960s into the 1970s and grew further with additional developments in the 1980s. The more recent development has seen the former Walker Steel industrial area (which itself had been built on what was known as the Admiralty sidings) between the railway and the canal was developed into the Coed Camlas housing estate.
The village is now bypassed
by the A4042
. This dual carriageway
provides rapid access to rest of Torfaen, Newport, Cardiff
and to Bristol
via the M4 corridor
.
Interestingly, street signs currently do not translate New Inn into a Welsh
form.
is the local Church in Wales
church which is nestled a little way from the village centre to the south east. New Inn Congregational Church meet in the Chapel
building at the south end of the village. The village itself contains St Mary's Church Hall (1930), the New Inn Chapel Hall, Panteg Public Hall, a post office and several shops and small convenience stores located along The Highway. There are two public houses (The Teazer and Lower New Inn) as well as the members-only Greenlawn Social Club. The former New Inn infants’ school has been renovated into a family learning centre.
There is a football pitch (where New Inn AFC play), tennis courts, children’s play area and changing rooms all located centrally to the village. Jarrold's field, located off New Road, is a large recreational space with several rugby and football pitches and is home to New Panteg RFC and the New Inn Junior and Youth Football Clubs.
The main local school is New Inn Primary School for 4 – 11 year olds. It was formed by the amalgamation of Greenlawn Junior School and New Inn Infants' School in 2006.
There is a fire station located on New Road that serves the towns of Pontypool, Griffithstown
, Sebastopol
and New Inn, and the surrounding villages of Little Mill
and Penperlleni. The former large Pontypool Road Station has been completely removed and the current station has two platforms for trains travelling south to Cwmbran
and north to Abergavenny
and beyond. It was renamed Pontypool & New Inn station
in 1994.
The village is very close to the southernmost reach of the Brecon Beacons National Park. To the east of the village is Llandegfedd Reservoir
and is popular for water sports
and coarse fishing
.
.
Total population of 6,349 (Torfaen 90,949). 48.5% Male, 51.5% Female (Torfaen - 48.4% Male, 51.6% Female).
Age Structure: 18.8% aged between 0-15, 34.5% aged between 16-44, 25.9% aged 45–59/64 and 20.8% of pensionable age.
Socio-Economic Indicators
Activity Rates (2001)
Male (16-74) economic activity rate 71.1% (Torfaen 67.8%, Wales 67.7%), female (16-74) economic activity rate 60.3% (Torfaen 54.2%, Wales 54.5%), total economic activity rate 65.6% (Torfaen 60.8%, Wales 61.0%).
Unemployment (2004)
37 people registered unemployed, 19 males and 18 females (June 2004). Of the 37 claimants, 5 are under 24 years of age. There is no-one registered as long term unemployed (unemployed for over 52 weeks).
Home Ownership (2001)
New Inn has a higher proportion of owner occupied households at 82.3% than Torfaen 68.3% and Wales as a whole 71.3%. 9.2% of properties are rented from the local authority (Torfaen 22.8%, Wales 13.7%)
Car Ownership (2001)
16.6% of households in New Inn do not own a car (Torfaen 27.2%, Wales 26.0%).
Education (2001)
Residents qualified to Level 4/5: 20.1% (Torfaen 13.6%, Wales 17.4%). (Level 4/5: First degree, Higher degree, NVQ levels 4 and 5, HNC, HND, Qualified Teacher status, Qualified Medical Doctor, Qualified Dentist, Qualified Nurse, Midwife, Health Visitor)
Lone Parent Families (2001)
6.8% of all households in New Inn are occupied by lone parents (Torfaen 10.8%, Wales 10.6%).
. The company Biffa
is also displayed on the same square.
Edward Thomas Chapman
VC
is buried in Panteg cemetery
, New Inn.
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
of approximately 3,000 households located to the south east of Pontypool
Pontypool
Pontypool is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales....
, within the County Borough of Torfaen
Torfaen
Torfaen is a county borough in Wales within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It was originally formed in 1974 as a district of the county of Gwent and in 1996 it was reconstituted as a unitary authority.-Education:...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
.
Location
The village is bounded to the north by the Monmouthshire & Brecon CanalMonmouthshire & Brecon Canal
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural character and tranquillity belies its original purpose as an industrial corridor for coal and iron, which were brought to...
; on the east by the Torfaen and Monmouthshire county border; the western boundary follows the Afon Llwyd
Afon Llwyd
The Afon Lwyd is a small river in south Wales which flows from its source north of Blaenavon, through Abersychan, Pontypool and Cwmbran before flowing into the River Usk at Caerleon, which subsequently flows into the Bristol Channel in Newport. The name is Welsh, meaning "Grey River".Historically...
river. The southern boundary is difficult to accurately determine but probably extends no further than the Pimlico Garage on the old Newport road.
History
The modern day village grew from a small number of houses built during the very late nineteenth century and into the twentieth century along The Highway (the main road through the village), which was then the main route between NewportNewport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
(to the south) and Pontypool. The development of a large marshalling yard and building of Pontypool Road Station further allowed the village to expand.
The initial housing along The Highway was added to during several phases. Residential housing was built around the Ruth Road and Coed-Y-Candoo areas containing predominantly 1930s-style housing accommodating more prosperous railway workers. Council housing was built in the 1950s on Caroline Road and adjacent roads as well as in the lower New Inn area (known as the Lancaster Road estate). Of interest are the still-standing prefabricated homes built shortly after the Second World War along The Walk. Further post-war developments included the 'Heol' housing estate (all roads begin Heol (Welsh for road)) built throughout the 1960s and into the early 1970s. The Golf Road development followed from the late 1960s into the 1970s and grew further with additional developments in the 1980s. The more recent development has seen the former Walker Steel industrial area (which itself had been built on what was known as the Admiralty sidings) between the railway and the canal was developed into the Coed Camlas housing estate.
The village is now bypassed
Bypass (road)
A bypass is a road or highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety....
by the A4042
A4042 road
The A4042 is a trunk road that runs from Abergavenny to Newport in the United Kingdom.It begins on junction of the A40 and A465 south of Abergavenny and then travels southwards towards Little Mill north of Pontypool. This section is a single carriageway and is notoriously winding and undulating...
. This dual carriageway
Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...
provides rapid access to rest of Torfaen, Newport, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
and to Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
via the M4 corridor
M4 corridor
The M4 corridor is the area in the United Kingdom adjacent to the M4 motorway, which runs from London to South Wales. The area is a major hub for high-technology companies...
.
Interestingly, street signs currently do not translate New Inn into a Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
form.
Amenities
St. Mary’s Church, PantegPanteg
Panteg is a village in the county borough of Torfaen, Wales. It is adjacent to Griffithstown, between the towns of Cwmbran and Pontypool. The village is best known for Panteg Steel Works, which finally closed in 2004....
is the local Church in Wales
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales is the Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.As with the primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Archbishop of Wales serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The current archbishop is Barry Morgan, the Bishop of Llandaff.In contrast to the...
church which is nestled a little way from the village centre to the south east. New Inn Congregational Church meet in the Chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
building at the south end of the village. The village itself contains St Mary's Church Hall (1930), the New Inn Chapel Hall, Panteg Public Hall, a post office and several shops and small convenience stores located along The Highway. There are two public houses (The Teazer and Lower New Inn) as well as the members-only Greenlawn Social Club. The former New Inn infants’ school has been renovated into a family learning centre.
There is a football pitch (where New Inn AFC play), tennis courts, children’s play area and changing rooms all located centrally to the village. Jarrold's field, located off New Road, is a large recreational space with several rugby and football pitches and is home to New Panteg RFC and the New Inn Junior and Youth Football Clubs.
The main local school is New Inn Primary School for 4 – 11 year olds. It was formed by the amalgamation of Greenlawn Junior School and New Inn Infants' School in 2006.
There is a fire station located on New Road that serves the towns of Pontypool, Griffithstown
Griffithstown
Griffithstown is a large community of Pontypool in the borough of Torfaen, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in May, 1898, from Llanfrechfa Upper and Panteg, and includes Sebastopol, but, under the provisions of the Local Government Act...
, Sebastopol
Sebastopol, Wales
Sebastopol is the southernmost suburb of Pontypool in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. It is named in honour of the Ukrainian city Sevastopol that was taken during the Crimean War...
and New Inn, and the surrounding villages of Little Mill
Little Mill
Little Mill is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. The village has grown in size in recent years and has as a result a population of over 1,000.- Location :...
and Penperlleni. The former large Pontypool Road Station has been completely removed and the current station has two platforms for trains travelling south to Cwmbran
Cwmbran
Cwmbrân is a new town in Wales. Today forming part of the county borough of Torfaen and lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbrân was established in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield. Cwmbrân means Crow...
and north to Abergavenny
Abergavenny
Abergavenny , meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches...
and beyond. It was renamed Pontypool & New Inn station
Pontypool and New Inn railway station
Pontypool and New Inn railway station is situated to the south east of Pontypool town centre between the town and the suburb of New Inn.It is part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is operated by Arriva Trains Wales...
in 1994.
The village is very close to the southernmost reach of the Brecon Beacons National Park. To the east of the village is Llandegfedd Reservoir
Llandegfedd Reservoir
Llandegfedd Reservoir is a large 174 hectare water supply reservoir and is eight miles north of Newport in south Wales. The reservoir is very close to Pontypool, Cwmbran and Usk.-History:...
and is popular for water sports
Surface water sports
The following is a list of surface water sports; these are sports which are performed atop a body of water.-Discing:Discing consists of standing on a circular wooden disc and being towed behind the boat. The disc supports the rider by means of spreading the weight out evenly across the water...
and coarse fishing
Coarse fishing
Coarse fishing is a term used in the United Kingdom and Ireland for angling for coarse fish, which are those types of freshwater fish other than game fish . The sport and the techniques used are particularly popular in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.-History:The term "coarse fishing"...
.
Demographic indicators
All data from 2001 CensusUnited Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
.
Total population of 6,349 (Torfaen 90,949). 48.5% Male, 51.5% Female (Torfaen - 48.4% Male, 51.6% Female).
Age Structure: 18.8% aged between 0-15, 34.5% aged between 16-44, 25.9% aged 45–59/64 and 20.8% of pensionable age.
Socio-Economic Indicators
Activity Rates (2001)
Male (16-74) economic activity rate 71.1% (Torfaen 67.8%, Wales 67.7%), female (16-74) economic activity rate 60.3% (Torfaen 54.2%, Wales 54.5%), total economic activity rate 65.6% (Torfaen 60.8%, Wales 61.0%).
Unemployment (2004)
37 people registered unemployed, 19 males and 18 females (June 2004). Of the 37 claimants, 5 are under 24 years of age. There is no-one registered as long term unemployed (unemployed for over 52 weeks).
Home Ownership (2001)
New Inn has a higher proportion of owner occupied households at 82.3% than Torfaen 68.3% and Wales as a whole 71.3%. 9.2% of properties are rented from the local authority (Torfaen 22.8%, Wales 13.7%)
Car Ownership (2001)
16.6% of households in New Inn do not own a car (Torfaen 27.2%, Wales 26.0%).
Education (2001)
Residents qualified to Level 4/5: 20.1% (Torfaen 13.6%, Wales 17.4%). (Level 4/5: First degree, Higher degree, NVQ levels 4 and 5, HNC, HND, Qualified Teacher status, Qualified Medical Doctor, Qualified Dentist, Qualified Nurse, Midwife, Health Visitor)
Lone Parent Families (2001)
6.8% of all households in New Inn are occupied by lone parents (Torfaen 10.8%, Wales 10.6%).
Trivia
New Inn appears as the first property on the Welsh version of MonopolyMonopoly (game)
Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board shown, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, Marven Gardens. The misspelling was said to be introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made Monopoly board was copied by Charles Darrow and thence to Parker...
. The company Biffa
Biffa
Biffa Waste Services is one of the UK's largest integrated waste management businesses, providing collection, landfill, recycling and special waste services to local authorities and industrial and commercial clients.-History:...
is also displayed on the same square.
Edward Thomas Chapman
Edward Thomas Chapman
Edward Thomas Chapman VC, BEM was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
VC
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
is buried in Panteg cemetery
Panteg cemetery
Panteg Cemetery is one of the three main cemeteries in the Borough of Torfaen in Wales The cemetery covers an area of approximately . The first interment took place on July 23, 1906...
, New Inn.