St Dials
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St Dials is a suburb of Cwmbran
in the county borough of Torfaen
, in south-east Wales
.
Nothing is known about the Saint after which the suburb is named. There was another chapel dedicated to him near Monmouth and belonging to Monmouth Priory. The ruins of a building 10 feet by 8 feet with walls four feet thick and traces of an arch on the north side existed on the site of the police training college. It is thought this was associated with Llantarnam Priory
.
The Police Training College (known as CENTREX
) closed for the training of new recruits from April 2006. On August 6th, 2008, Prisons Minister David Hanson
announced a shortlist of four possible locations for a new Prison in Wales. The CENTREX site was a candidate, but there were strong protests.. In February 2009 it was announced that the new prison would be located in Caernarfon
, however as from September 2009, plans for this prison have also been abandoned.
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...
in 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 south-east 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...
.
Nothing is known about the Saint after which the suburb is named. There was another chapel dedicated to him near Monmouth and belonging to Monmouth Priory. The ruins of a building 10 feet by 8 feet with walls four feet thick and traces of an arch on the north side existed on the site of the police training college. It is thought this was associated with Llantarnam Priory
Llantarnam
Llantarnam is a community and suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen in southeast Wales.Llantarnam Abbey is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1179 as a daughter house of Strata Florida Abbey...
.
The Police Training College (known as CENTREX
Centrex
Centrex is a portmanteau of central exchange, a kind of telephone exchange.In the United Kingdom, British Telecom markets this service as FeatureLine .-Use of Centrex:...
) closed for the training of new recruits from April 2006. On August 6th, 2008, Prisons Minister David Hanson
David Hanson
David Hanson may refer to:* David Hanson * David Hanson , ice hockey player, most famous for his role in Slap Shot* David Hanson , guitarist with progressive rock band GoodThunder...
announced a shortlist of four possible locations for a new Prison in Wales. The CENTREX site was a candidate, but there were strong protests.. In February 2009 it was announced that the new prison would be located in Caernarfon
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
, however as from September 2009, plans for this prison have also been abandoned.
Demographics
At the 2001 Census- Population 3796 (Torfaen 90,949)
- 47.1% Male, 52.9% Female
- Ages
- 19.5% aged between 0-15
- 37.0% aged between 16-44
- 23.4% aged 45-59/64
- 20.1% of pensionable age