Wainfelin

Wainfelin
Population2,434 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO275015
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPONTYPOOL
Postcode districtNP4
Dialling code01495
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Torfaen

Wainfelin (Welsh: Waunfelin) is a suburb of Pontypool (though part of the Pen Tranch community) in the county borough of Torfaen, in south-east Wales.

Demographics

At the United Kingdom Census 2001 demographics showed:

  • Population 2,422 (Torfaen 90,949)
  • 49.2% Male, 50.8% Female
  • Ages
    • 21.4% aged between 0-15
    • 40.7% aged between 16-44
    • 21.4% aged 45–59/64
    • 16.5% of pensionable age

Governance

Wainfelin forms an electoral ward electing a community councillor to Pontypool Community Council.[2]

Until May 2022 Wainfelin was a ward to Torfaen County Borough Council.[3] Following a 2021 boundary review, the ward was combined with the community of Pontymoile to form a new ward called Pontypool Fawr, electing three councillors.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Pontypool Ward population 2011". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Community Councillors - Ward Map". Pontypool Community Council. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  3. ^ "The County Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/3279, retrieved 27 September 2025
  4. ^ "The County Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1139, retrieved 27 September 2025

51°42′27″N 03°03′02″W / 51.70750°N 3.05056°W / 51.70750; -3.05056


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainfelin