- Thornhill, Torfaen
Thornhill is a large
council estate on the western side ofCwmbran ,Torfaen inWales . It is adjacent to the suburbs ofGreenmeadow andUpper Cwmbran .The estate is large and sprawling. It is built around the original Thornhill
farm house, which is still situated in the middle of the estate. The estate itself is divided into smallcul de sac s that are all named after Welsh rivers or lakes. The main thoroughfare is Hafren Road ('Hafren' is Welsh for theRiver Severn ).At the centre of the estate is a small shopping precinct which is home to a
convenience store ,newsagent ,fish and chip shop andpub .Thornhill is the most economically improved area of Cwmbran and in the wider Torfaen area. However, the nickname "Giro City" is commonly used, and it is still notoriuos locally as a place of high crime and drug use.
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