Aberbeeg

infobox UK place
country = Wales
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map_type =
welsh_name= Aber-bîg
constituency_welsh_assembly=
official_name= Aberbeeg
unitary_wales= Blaenau Gwent
lieutenancy_wales= Gwent
constituency_westminster= Blaenau Gwent
post_town= ABERTILLERY
postcode_district = NP13
postcode_area= NP
dial_code= 01495
os_grid_reference= SO213017
population= The small village of Aberbeeg ( _cy. Aber-bîg) lies in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

It is a former coal mining community which thrived as part of the South Wales coalfield community.

Nearby are the villages of Llanhilleth and Six Bells.

Today, one of the most prominent sights in Aberbeeg area is the St. Illtyd's parish church, which is thought to have been built in the late 5th century, and underwent extensive renovation over the last 200 years. After closing in 1962, the church was privately acquired in 1984. It has now returned to public ownership and is now open to visitors. The friends of St. Illtyd [http://www.illtyd.co.uk] help Blaenau Gwent [http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/] look after the building.

Aberbeeg railway station closed in 30 April 1962. Now the railway has been restarted the train does go through Aberbeeg once again. The buses that take people to the train station runs every hour to Llanhilleth where the nearest train station is located