# Garndiffaith

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**Garndiffaith** is a village located in [Torfaen](/source/Torfaen), south east [Wales](/source/Wales).[1] It is a small rural area situated between [Talywain](/source/Talywain) and [Varteg](/source/Varteg), three miles north of the town of [Pontypool](/source/Pontypool) and 3.5 miles south of the town of [Blaenavon](/source/Blaenavon) (a [World Heritage Site](/source/World_Heritage_Site)). The village is now part of the [Abersychan](/source/Abersychan) suburb of Pontypool which also includes Cwmavon, [Pentwyn](/source/Pentwyn,_Torfaen), [Talywain](/source/Talywain), [Varteg](/source/Varteg), and Victoria Village.

Situated near the closed 'British' coal mines and works, the Garndiffaith area is renowned for its agricultural and industrial heritage based on mining of iron and coal.[2] The adjacent former [British Coal Corporation](/source/British_Coal) land is known as 'The Balance' after the Water Balance winding mechanism.

Garndiffaith has a few small shops, a Public house and a police station. Garnteg has been the local primary school since it was opened in 1995, when Varteg and Garndiffaith primary schools merged. Garndiffaith primary was later demolished and a new community hall was opened on the site.

[Garndiffaith RFC](/source/Garndiffaith_RFC) is a long established rugby union club currently playing in the Welsh Rugby Union League 1 East. A history group has recently been set up to research the history of the club and a local community website has been set up to cover the area.

## See also

- [Garndiffaith RFC](/source/Garndiffaith_RFC)
- [Garndiffaith Viaduct](/source/Garndiffaith_Viaduct)
- [Garndiffaith railway station](/source/Garndiffaith_railway_station)

## References

1. ["Garndiffaith Monmouthshire"](https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24339). *A Vision of Britain*. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

1. Usk.), James Henry CLARK (of (1869). [*History of Monmouthshire*](https://books.google.com/books?id=-blYAAAAcAAJ). “County Observer” Office. p. 96.

## External links

- [List of Welsh Coal mines & details of Water Balance winding method](http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk)
- [History of Garndiffaith](https://web.archive.org/web/20070404173421/http://www.abergarnhistory.org.uk/)
- [Garndiffaith Rugby Football Club](https://web.archive.org/web/20091027020016/http://geocities.com/garno6rugby/)

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