- Population
- 5,450
- 5.4K
- Elevation
- 137 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport39 km
- BRS Bristol Airport40 km
About Griffithstown
Griffithstown is a village. Location: Panteg, Torfaen County Borough. Population: 5,450. Elevation: 137 m.
Griffithstown is a large suburb of Pontypool in the borough of Torfaen, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in May 1898, from Llanfrechfa Upper and Panteg, and includes Sebastopol, but, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894, became a separate civil parish.
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Photos of Griffithstown
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Llantarnam Abbey Wikimedia Commons · Public domain -
Llangibby Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Pontypool Park Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Griffithstown
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (141 mm)
- Driest month
- July (65 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 100 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 65 | 93 | 107 | 119 | 133 | 141 |
How to get to Griffithstown
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 39 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 11 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 39 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 40 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 109 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 11 kmsouth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 25 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 39 kmsoutheast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 58 kmsoutheast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 58 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Griffithstown
Within 100 km: 918 historic and cultural sites, 2,066 natural sites, 135 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km253 places
- Denny Island Island 25 kmSE
- Lisvane Reservoir Lake 20 kmSW
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 4 kmE
- Alway Mountain 12 kmSE
25–60 km996 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 57 kmS
- Steep Holm Island 39 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 35 kmS
- Barry Island Island 37 kmSW
60–100 km1,870 places
- Worms Head Island 91 kmW
- Outer Head Island 91 kmW
- Bathing Island Island 98 kmSE
- Fish's Island Island 98 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pontypool Park Landmark, Pontymoile1.9 km N
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Penteg Motte Historic site, New Inn2 km E
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Sluvad Hill Mountain, New Inn2.9 km E
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Mynydd Twyn-glas Mountain, Pontymoile3.3 km W
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Pen Coed Parciau Mountain, Pen Tranch3.4 km NW
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Pen Coed Di-haul Mountain, Llanbadoc3.8 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources