Hafodyrynys

infobox UK place
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country = Wales
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official_name= Hafodyrynys
unitary_wales= Caerphilly
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constituency_westminster=Islwyn
post_town= NEWPORT
postcode_district = NP11
postcode_area= NP
dial_code= 01495
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latitude=51.688439
longitude=-3.121263
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Hafodyrynys is a village on the A472 road between Pontypool and Crumlin in Caerphilly county borough, south-east Wales.

The village is served by an inn, a takeaway, a florist and fuel filling station. As of 2008 a new housing estate has been completed on the western periphery of the village.

The village was formerly in Monmouthshire. Hafodyrynys Colliery was located east of the village. The mine was actively worked from 1914 until 1966. It was redeveloped by the NCB in the 1950s, including the creation of new drifts. However, it never fully lived up to production expectations. Today the remains of the washery are a listed building and mark the site of the mine. The mine continued to process coal from other collieries following its closure.

The mine and village were located on the Taff Vale Extension of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. This ran from Pontypool to Crumlin and beyond. The 280-yard Glyn Tunnel in the village enabled the line to avoid the highest ground as it proceeded towards the Crumlin Viaduct.

External links

* [http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/Gwent/Hafodyrynys.htm Hafodyrynys Colliery]
* [http://www.pontypoolglynpits.co.uk/hafodyrynys_colliery.htm Hafodyrynys Colliery]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2802703 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Hafodyrynys and surrounding area]