Ebbw Vale

The landscape around Ebbw Vale is a steep-sided valley in the South Wales coalfield, which has shaped both the town’s linear form and local economy. The Ebbw Fawr flows through the settlement, whose growth was driven by ironmaking, coal mining and the Ebbw Vale steelworks. The works closed in 2002, ending a major chapter in the town’s industrial story; much of the site is now being redeveloped as The Works, with education, leisure and housing facilities. The surrounding Blaenau Gwent valleys retain a strong Welsh industrial identity. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Ebbw Vale relates to the valleys of south-east Wales.

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