 It is a community of Torfaen, and includes the electoral wards of Brynwern, Cwmynyscoy, and Pontypool of Torfaen County Borough Council.Pontymoile is directly south of Pontypool and is bordered by Griffithstown to the south and New Inn to the east.It lies within the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent.