Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent
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Beaufort (Welsh: Cendl or Y Cendl) is a community and village located in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) and the preserved county of Gwent. It currently lies on the northern edge of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales. According to the 2011 census, the population of the ward and community of Beaufort is 3,866[1]
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Beaufort
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Carno reservoir, Rassau, Beaufort | |
Location within Blaenau Gwent | |
Population | 3,866 [1] |
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Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | EBBW VALE |
Postcode district | NP23 |
Dialling code | 01495 |
Police | Gwent |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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The settlement arose on the boundary of two parishes, Llangattock in Brecknockshire and Aberystruth in Monmouthshire on the 1779 establishment of the Beaufort Iron Works by Edward and Jonathan Kendall (Cendl) after whom the new settlement was first named.