Abercarn
| Abercarn | |
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| Population | 5,352 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | ST216947 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | NP11 |
| Dialling code | 01495 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Abercarn is a town and community in Caerphilly County borough, South East Wales which until 1972 existed in the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is 10miles (16km) northwest of Newport on the A467 between Duffryn in Newport and Brynmawr. The town lies in the middle portion of the valley of the Ebbw River and is situated on the south-eastern flank of the once great coal mining region of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.