Ebbw Vale

Ebbw Vale Welsh: Glynebwy
Looking north over Ebbw Vale from Hilltop
Ebbw Vale Location within Blaenau Gwent
Population	18,558
OS grid reference	SO165095
Principal area	Blaenau Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EBBW VALE
Postcode district	NP23
Dialling code	01495
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Blaenau Gwent
List of places UK Wales Blaenau Gwent 51°47′N 3°13′W / 51.78°N 3.21°W / 51.78; -3.21

Ebbw Vale (/ˈɛbuː veɪl/; Welsh: Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr conurbation has a population of roughly 33,000. It has direct access to the dualled A465 Heads of the Valleys trunk road and borders the Brecon Beacons National Park.