Croesyceiliog
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| Croesyceiliog | |
| Population | 5,234 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Torfaen |
| Ceremonial county | Gwent |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CWMBRAN |
| Postcode district | NP44 |
| Dialling code | 01633 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Monmouth |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Torfaen | |
Croesyceiliog (English: Cockerel's Cross) is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, south Wales, United Kingdom.
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[edit] Housing
Croesyceiliog is primarily a residential district and contains a wide variety of housing from Victorian terraces and even older Welsh cottages to property built between 1930 and 1970 and newer developments within the area.
[edit] Facilities
The main shopping precinct is on Edlogan Square and contains, among others, a newsagent, a grocer and a prize-winning fish and chip shop. The 'Six in Hand', one of the area's two pubs, is also here: the other, 'The Upper Cock', is on The Highway. There is a smaller shopping precinct on North Road that includes an Alldays shop (former chain of convenience stores in the UK, now run by the CO OP.), hair salon and doctor's surgery. There is a petrol station on The Highway and a corner shop opposite 'The Upper Cock'. Adjacent to 'The Upper Cock' is Croesyceiliog Cricket and Rugby Club. Croesyceiliog Cricket Club currently play in the South Wales Premier League, while Croesyceiliog Rugby Club play in the Welsh Division Three East League. Croesyceiliog also has lawn bowls team which play at Woodland Road Sports Grounds.
The area is served by Croesyceiliog School, a highly-regarded secondary school, and a primary school on North Road. There is a Baptist chapel on Chapel Lane, Pontrhydyrun Baptist Church[1] and an Anglican church named St Mary's Church [2] on Bryn Eglwys (literally 'Church Hill'). There is a large park, Woodland Road Park, which contains a bowling green, rugby pitch, tennis courts, outdoor paddling pool and adventure playground.
The former Gwent County Hall [3] is located here. It now provides the main administrative base for Monmouthshire County Council (even though it is outside that administrative area), and also some offices for Torfaen County Borough Council.
[edit] Developments
The town, like many in Torfaen, is expanding. New housing estates have been built: Woodland View (2002) and Stonebridge Park (2006/7).
[edit] Census data
At the 2001 Census [4], the following information was captured:
- Population 5234 (Torfaen 90,949)
- 47.4% Male, 52.6% Female
- Age Structure
- 16.2% aged between 0-15
- 31.6% aged between 16-44
- 23.0% aged 45-59/64
- 29.2% of pensionable age
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