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    The Afon Lwyd or Afon Llwyd (English: 'grey river') is a 13-mile (21 km) long river in south-east Wales which flows from its source northwest of Blaenavon...
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    Torfaen county borough, Wales, high on a hillside on the source of the Afon Lwyd. It is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire and...
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    062.[republished census data verification needed] It is situated on the Afon Lwyd river in the county borough of Torfaen. Located at the eastern edge of...
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    county of Gwent. Abersychan lies in the narrow northern section of the Afon Lwyd valley. The town includes two schools; Abersychan Comprehensive School...
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    edges, with the surrounding hills climbing to over 1,000 feet (300 m). The Afon Llwyd forms the major river valley, although the most significant water course...
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    Caerleon (section Mari Lwyd)
    Arms public house. The Tower is a Grade II* listed building. Across the Afon Lwyd from Caerleon, in the region of Penrhos Farm, are two Civil War forts...
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    (meaning "breaker of stones") is an old name for the river – today called Afon Lwyd ("grey river") – which flows through the county borough from its source...
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    means 'long (hir) bridge (pont)' and refers to a previous bridge over the Afon Lwyd, the present one having been built in 1800. Ponthir is primarily a residential...
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    1802) to the railroad at Cwmavon. In 1806 a forge was built near the Afon Lwyd to serve the ironworks. At about the same time a row of twelve cottages...
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    Lake name Catchment Grid ref. Area (acres) Status/Use Blaen Bran Reservoir (lower) Afon Lwyd ST267971 Coity Pond Afon Lwyd SO233090 former reservoir...
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