Panteg

Panteg (Welsh: Pant-teg) is a large village and community in the county borough of Torfaen, Wales. It is adjacent to Griffithstown, between the towns of Cwmbran and Pontypool. The village is best known for Panteg Steel Works, which closed in 2004.^[3]

Panteg Welsh: Pant-teg
St Mary's Church, Panteg
Panteg Location within Torfaen
Area	3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi) [1]
Population	7,217 (2011)[2]
• Density	2,241/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
OS grid reference	ST 294 989
Community	Panteg
Principal area	Torfaen
Preserved county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PONTYPOOL
Postcode district	NP4
Dialling code	01495
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Torfaen
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Torfaen
List of places UK Wales Torfaen 51.684858°N 3.021899°W / 51.684858; -3.021899 Map of the community

A steam hammer from Panteg steelworks is preserved outside the Griffithstown railway museum

Prior to 1935 Panteg was also an urban district. It had a population of 11,499 in 1931. It was amalgamated with Pontypool in 1935.^[4] It is now a community and electoral ward of Torfaen.

Notable people

See Category:People from Panteg

• Edwin Stevens, inventor and philanthropist
• Herbert Armitage James, who was Headmaster of Rugby School and later President of St John's College, Oxford, grew up in Panteg and is commemorated by a memorial in the parish church, where his father was rector from 1856 to 1871.
• Edward Thomas Chapman, a winner of the Victoria Cross in the Second World War, is buried in Panteg cemetery, which is located a few miles from St Mary's church.
• Ian Gough, Ryan Powell and Lloyd Burns, Wales rugby union international players
• Steve Parry, avant-garde guitarist and founder of Hwyl Nofio, was born and lived in Panteg.

See also

• Wales portal

• County Hospital, often referred to as Panteg Hospital
• Panteg cemetery
• Panteg and Griffithstown railway station