Forge Side is a small village of tightly packed rows of iron workers' cottages on the hillside to the west of Blaenavon

Blaenavon

Blaenavon is a town and World Heritage Site in south eastern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Lwyd north of Pontypool, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. The town lies high on a hillside and has a population of 6,349 people...

 in the north of Torfaen

Torfaen

Torfaen is a county borough in Wales within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It was originally formed in 1974 as a district of the county of Gwent and in 1996 it was reconstituted as a unitary authority.-Education:...

 county borough, South Wales

South Wales

South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...

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Some of the rows retain the original naming system of 'C Row', 'D Row' 'E Row' etc.

The Welsh name (a direct translation of the English) is fairly modern.
Forgeside has a rugby team which play in the Welsh league division 6 East.

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