Blaina

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Blaina

Total population

4,558

Air quality index

29Good

Coordinates51.76°, -3.16°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Blaina is a town, situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Brynmawr and Abertillery in the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent, ancient parish of Aberystruth, preserved county of Gwent and historic county of Monmouthshire. The place name is derived from the Welsh word blaenau "uplands". As of 2011, the town has a population of 4,808.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Berwyn Jones

Welsh sprint athlete, rugby union and rugby league footballer (1940-2007)

Julian Cope

British musician and author

Darcy Blake

Welsh association football player (born 1988)

James James

Welsh musician and harpist; author of the Welsh National Anthem (1832–1902)

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Idris Davies

Welsh poet (1905–1953)

Glyndwr Michael

Welsh homeless man who posthumously served in World War Two as Major William Martin

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Abel J. Jones

British writer (1878-1949)

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Alan Fitch

British politician (1915-1985)

Alfred Mathews

Welsh rugby union player

B

Ben Ellis

Welsh footballer (1906-1968)

Bert Turner

Welsh footballer

B

Bill Evans

rugby union player

B

Billy Bassett

Welsh footballer (1912-1977)

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Charles Morgan

Welsh actor (1909-2000)

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David Jones

Welsh darts player (1949-1995)

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David Llewellyn

Welsh rugby union player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wales

• Abergavenny
  7.4 mi away · pop. 13,423
• Goytre
  8 mi away
• Little Mill
  8.2 mi away
• Llanddewi Rhydderch
  9.8 mi away
• Coed-y-paen
  10.2 mi away
• Trostrey
  10.5 mi away
• Llanvapley
  11 mi away
• Llanarth
  11 mi away
• Llanfrechfa
  11.5 mi away · pop. 120
• Llanvetherine
  11.9 mi away
• Llangattock Lingoed
  12.5 mi away
• Llantilio Crossenny
  12.8 mi away

Browse all places in Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Blaina

[Report 1925]

Nantyglo and Blaina (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1937]

Nantyglo and Blaina (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1964]

Nantyglo and Blaina (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1962]

Nantyglo and Blaina (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1960]

Nantyglo and Blaina (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1946]

Nantyglo and Blaina (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1967]

Nantyglo and Blaina (Wales). Urban District Council

[Report 1956]

Nantyglo and Blaina (Wales). Urban District Council

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

marsh horsetail

Equisetum palustre

Seen 2026-09-17

pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Seen 2026-09-17

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-09-16

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Seen 2026-09-16

Garden Carpet

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Seen 2026-09-15

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-15

European holly

Ilex aquifolium

Seen 2026-09-15

Four-spot Orbweaver

Araneus quadratus

Seen 2026-09-15

White-legged Snake Millipede

Tachypodoiulus niger

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers