tredegar

Tredegar is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, traditional county of Monmouthshire, lying on the Sirhowy River in south Wales, United Kingdom. The town is believed to have come into being with the establishment of the Sirhowy Ironworks and later the Tredegar Ironworks. The historic Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America was named in honour of the town. It is home to Bryn Bach Pond, a country park, and Rhymney in Butetown (a model housing estate built in the early nineteenth century by the Marquess of Bute). A colliery winding house is located in nearby New Tredegar. Tredegar was the birthplace of Aneurin Bevan, who was responsible for the introduction of the British National Health Service (NHS). Along with Nicky Wire from the Manic Street Preachers. Michael Foot and Neil Kinnock also hailed from Tredegar.

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