Pontypool Synagogue

Pontypool, Torfaen, Gwent

Created 4 December 2006
Latest revision or update: 29 December 2011

Congregation Data

Name:	Pontypool Synagogue
Address:	Wain House, Pontypool
Town Location:	Pontypool, a town on the edge of the South Wales coalfields, is situated on the river Afon Llwyd, approximately 15 miles inland from Newport.
Local Government:	From 1996 - the county borough of Torfaen - a unitary authority, in the ceremonial county of Gwent. 1974 to 1996 - the district of Torfaen in the county of Gwent Until 1974 - the urban district of Pontypool in the county of Monmouthshire
Date Founded:	1867
Current Status:	Closed
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox

Other Information

Community & Congregation History

Two Unknown Welsh Synagogues, and an Oxford Connection, an article by Harold Pollins. Originally published in Oxford Menorah issue no. 182, Chanukah 2006/5767

Communities & Congregation in Wales

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