Stand on The Square in Magor – unsurprisingly known as Magor Square in the village – and you are, on a map at least, located in one of the most geographically convenient areas of Wales. About 500m north is the M4 motorway, the main artery bringing people into and around the heavily-populated south Wales coast.
To the east you are only a 30-minute drive to the centre of Bristol. To the west you are only 15 minutes from the centre of Newport (traffic-permitting). Go a bit further west and you can pull your car up in front of the Principality Stadium in Cardiff in just 40 minutes (again this is M4-dependent). You really are in a commuter's paradise.
There is just one big problem. This is only a commuter's paradise if you own a car. Take away your motor and you suddenly become far more isolated. Despite being sandwiched between the largest cities in the region you would have better transport links in parts of the Valleys with its notoriously slow-moving public transport.
