Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, in and around Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. The Blaenavon Ironworks, now a museum, was a major centre of iron production using locally mined or quarried iron ore, coal and limestone. Raw materials and products were transported via horse-drawn tramroads, canals and steam railways. The Landscape includes protected or listed monuments of the industrial processes, transport infrastructure, workers' housing and other aspects of early industrialisation in South Wales.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, United Kingdom |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 984 |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
Area | 3,290 ha (8,100 acres) |
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