Croesyceiliog
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| Croesyceiliog | |
| Population | 5,234 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Torfaen |
| Ceremonial county | Gwent |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CWMBRAN |
| Postcode district | NP44 |
| Dial code | 01633 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | Monmouth |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Torfaen | |
Croesyceiliog (English: Cockerel's Cross) is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, traditional county of Monmouthshire, south Wales, United Kingdom.
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[edit] Housing
Croesyceiliog is primarily a residential district and contains a wide variety of housing. There are some Victorian terraces and even older Welsh cottages, but these are few and far between. Most of the housing on the east side of the major thoroughfare, The Highway, is exclusive and desirable estate housing, built between the 1930s and the 1970s, making Croesyceiliog one of the most sought-after suburbs of Cwmbran. Property is expensive and rarely on the market, in contrast to the ex-corporation and local authority housing on the west side of the town.
[edit] Facilities
The main shopping precinct is on Edlogan Square and contains, among others, a newsagent, a grocer and a prize-winning fish and chip shop. The 'Six in Hand', one of the town's two pubs, is also here: the other, 'The Upper Cock', is on The Highway. There is a smaller shopping precinct on North Road that includes an Alldays shop, hair salon and medical surgery. There is a petrol station on The Highway and a corner shop opposite 'The Upper Cock'. Adjacent to 'The Upper Cock' is Croesyceiliog Cricket and Rugby Club. Croesyceiliog Cricket Club currently play in the South Wales Premier League, while Croesyceiliog Rugby Club play in the Welsh Division Two East League
The area is served by Croesyceiliog School, a highly-regarded secondary school, and a primary school on North Road. There is a Baptist chapel on Chapel Lane and an Anglican church on Bryn Eglwys (literally 'Church Hill'). There is a large park, Woodland Road Park, which contains a rugby pitch, tennis courts, outdoor swimming pool and adventure playground.
[edit] Developments
The town, like so many in Torfaen, is currently expanding. In the last two years a new housing estate, Woodland View, has been built and a further estate, Stonebridge Park, is under construction.
[edit] Census data
At the 2001 Census [1], the following information was captured:
- Population 5234 (Torfaen 90,949)
- 47.4% Male, 52.6% Female
- Age Structure
- 16.2% aged between 0-15
- 31.6% aged between 16-44
- 23.0% aged 45-59/64
- 29.2% of pensionable age
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