Abergavenny

Mary Cooper's map, showing the location of Painswick. (TV: The Categories of Life)

Abergavenny was a town in the south-east of Wales.

Nearby towns included Pontypool to the south and both Ebbw Vale and Abertillery to the south-west. Local small towns and villages included Blaenavon to the south-west, Crickhowell to the north-west and Raglan to the south-east. To the west of the town was a national park. Abergavenny was situated on the River Usk, and located at the intersection between the A40 and the A465. A railway ran through Abergavenny. (TV: The Categories of Life)

Andy Davidson jokingly suggested Weevils were fleeing to Abergavenny. (TV: Exit Wounds)

Abergavenny appeared on Mary Cooper's map of overflow camps in and around Wales. (TV: The Categories of Life)

Behind the scenes

Although unnamed in The Categories of Life, in the real world the national park seen on the map to the west of Abergavenny is the Brecon Beacons.