Bedwellty
| Bedwellty | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 7,275 acres (29.4 km2) |
| • 1961 | 7,353 acres (29.8 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 9,988 |
| • 1971 | 25,338 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Islwyn, Rhymney Valley |
| Status | Urban district |
| • HQ | Aberbargoed |
Bedwellty was a parish and urban district in Monmouthshire, South Wales, until 1974.
The original ancient parish was very large, including most of the upper Ebbw and Sirhowy valleys. A number of coal mining communities grew up in the parish, and in the 19th century these became separate local government units.
On 19 June 1874, Ebbw Vale, Rhymney and Tredegar local boards of health and local government districts were formed, each including parts of the civil parish. The remainder of Bedwellty itself became a local government district on 29 June 1891. In 1894 the local boards were replaced by urban districts. The areas included in Bedwellty, Ebbw Vale, Rhymney and Tredegar urban districts became separate civil parishes.
Bedwellty urban district included the hamlets and villages of Aberbargoed, Argoed, Blackwood, New Tredegar, Pengam and Rock.
In 1926 Bedwellty and Mynyddislwyn urban districts formed the West Monmouthshire Omnibus Board to ensure local control of bus services. In 1935 a County Review Order altered the boundaries between Bedwellty and Mynyddislwyn.
The urban district was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. Its area was split: the wards of Aberbargoed, Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar and Phillipstown passed to the Rhymney Valley district of Mid Glamorgan, and the remainder was included in the Islwyn borough of Gwent.
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