Blaenavon Company

The ironmaking company at the head of the Eastern Valley in Monmouthshire, whose coal and iron works included the Cinder Pits and whose ironworks and later Big Pit are now part of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Cinder Pits Torfaen 1830–?
Forge Slope Colliery Torfaen 1900–1931
Garn Colliery, Blaenavon Torfaen 1839–1947
Kay's Slope Torfaen ?–1947
Milfraen Colliery Torfaen ?–?

Record created: 4 September 2026 · Last researched: 4 September 2026

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