Rhymney Valley
The Rhymney Valley is one of the South Wales valleys, with the Rhymney River forming the border between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Llanbradach railway station and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.
Llanbradach railway station
Railway station
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Llanbradach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Llanbradach, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr
Hospital
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Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr is a community hospital at Ystrad Mynach in Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. Opened in 2011 and officially inaugurated in 2012, it was built to centralise and modernise healthcare services in the region, replacing several older local hospitals.
Valley Greyhound Stadium
Athletics track
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Valley Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing stadium in Twyn Road, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales. In 2023, the stadium became affiliated to the Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ystrad Mynach and Penyrheol.
Ystrad Mynach
Town
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Ystrad Mynach is a town in the Rhymney Valley in the Caerphilly County Borough, within the ancient county of Glamorgan, Wales, and is 5 miles north of the town of Caerphilly. Ystrad Mynach is situated 1½ miles north of Rhymney Valley.
Penyrheol
Suburb
Penyrheol is a residential area of the town of Caerphilly, Wales. It is part of the community of Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn in the County Borough of Caerphilly. Penyrheol is situated 2 miles south of Rhymney Valley.
Senghenydd
Village
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Senghenydd is a former mining village in the community of Aber Valley in South Wales, approximately four miles northwest of the town of Caerphilly. Historically within the county of Glamorgan, it is now situated in the county borough of Caerphilly. Senghenydd is situated 2 miles west of Rhymney Valley.
Rhymney Valley
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 705 feet
- Description: valley in south Wales, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Rhymney Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rhymney Valley”
- French: “vallée de la Rhymney”
- French: “Vallée de la Rhymney”
- Italian: “Valle di Rhymney”
- Japanese: “ライムニー谷”
- Swedish: “Rhymney Valley”
- Welsh: “Cwm Rhymni”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Llanbradach and Pwllypant.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mynydd Dimlaith and Ystrad Mynach Hospital.
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