Croesyceiliog
Croesyceiliog is a suburb and community of Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales. It is also an electoral ward to Torfaen County Borough Council.
Housing
Croesyceiliog is primarily a residential district and contains a wide variety of housing from Victorian terraces and even older Welsh cottages to property built between 1930 and 1970 and newer developments within the area. Most of the housing was built in the 1950s and 1960s as part of the development of Cwmbran New Town.Facilities
The former Gwent County Hall was located in Croesyceiliog. Until 2012 it provided the main administrative base for Monmouthshire County Council and Gwent Police, and some offices for Torfaen County Borough Council. The demolition of the premises was required as a result of concrete cancer, and took place in 2013.There are shops, takeaways, pubs, hairdressers and a doctors' surgery in the main shopping areas of Edlogan Square, the Highway and North Road.
There are two schools, Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School, and a primary school on North Road.
There is a Baptist chapel on Chapel Lane, Pontrhydyrun Baptist Church and an Anglican church named St Mary's Church on Bryn Eglwys.
Croesyceiliog Cricket and Rugby Club is on the Highway. Croesyceiliog Cricket Club currently play in the Glamorgan and Monmouthshire League, while Croesyceiliog Rugby Club play in the Welsh Division Three East League. Croesyceiliog also has a lawn bowls team which play at Woodland Road Sports Grounds.
Woodland Road Park is a recreation area which contains a bowling green, rugby pitch, tennis courts, outdoor paddling pool and adventure playground.
The Croesyceiliog bypass was built in the 1960s and forms part of the main A4042 road between Newport and Abergavenny. Before the bypass was opened the A4042 went through Croesyceiliog.
Census data
At the 2011 Census the following information was captured:- Population 5,246
- *47.7% male, 52.3% female
- Age structure
- *15.6% aged 0–15
- *31.8% aged 16–44
- *20.0% aged 45–59
- *32.6% aged 60+
Governance
- For elections to the UK parliament, both wards are part of the constituency of Torfaen.
- For elections to the Welsh Parliament|Senedd], both wards are part of the Monmouth (National [Assembly for Wales constituency)|constituency of Monmouth].
- For elections to Torfaen County Borough Council, prior to 2022 [Torfaen County Borough Council election|May 2022] there were two wards - Croesyceiliog North returned 2 councillors and Croesyceiliog South returned 1 councillor. From May 2022 the two wards were combined to a single ward, coterminous with the community, electing two councillors.
- For elections to Croesyceiliog and Llanyrafon Community Council, the community is split into two wards. Croesyceiliog North returns 6 councillors, and Croesyceiliog South returns 2 councillors.
People from Croesyceiliog
- Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1950)
- Dan Thomas (rugby union)
- Mary White (ceramicist and calligrapher)
- Lenny Woodard