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 Newport (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-Canddo 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 Felin' 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.
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