Abersychan

Abersychan is an urban district in Wales, in the northern parliamentary division of Torfaen near to Newport.

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It lies in the narrow upper valley of the Afon Llwyd on the eastern edge of the great coal and iron mining district of Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, and its large industrial population is occupied in the mines and ironworks. The neighbourhood is wild and mountainous.

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Wales: :For alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation)...

Torfaen: Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. It lies within the traditional county of Monmouthshire....

Newport: :For other Newports, see Newport (disambiguation)....