Wainfelin
Human settlement in Wales
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Wainfelin (Welsh: Waunfelin) is a suburb of Pontypool (though part of the Pen Tranch community) in the county borough of Torfaen, in south-east Wales.
Wainfelin
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|---|---|
| Population | 2,434 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO275015 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PONTYPOOL |
| Postcode district | NP4 |
| Dialling code | 01495 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
Demographics
At the United Kingdom Census 2001 demographics showed:
- Population 2,422 (Torfaen 90,949)
- 49.2% Male, 50.8% Female
- Ages
- 21.4% aged between 0-15
- 40.7% aged between 16-44
- 21.4% aged 45–59/64
- 16.5% of pensionable age
Governance
Wainfelin forms an electoral ward electing a community councillor to Pontypool Community Council.[2]
Until May 2022 Wainfelin was a ward to Torfaen County Borough Council.[3] Following a 2021 boundary review, the ward was combined with the community of Pontymoile to form a new ward called Pontypool Fawr, electing three councillors.[4]
