Rhymney River
The Rhymney River is a river in the Rhymney Valley, South Wales, flowing through Cardiff into the Severn Estuary. The river formed the boundary between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire until in 1887, the parishes east of the river, Rumney and St Mellons, were transferred from the jurisdiction of Newport, to Cardiff in Glamorgan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Willows High School and St Augustine’s Church.
Willows High School
School
Willows High School is a secondary school located in the Tremorfa area of Cardiff, Wales. It caters for pupils aged 11 to 16 and is English-medium. As of September 2015, the headteacher is Chris Norman.
St Augustine’s Church
Church
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Augustine's Church, Rumney, is a listed place of worship in the Cardiff suburb of Rumney. The church falls under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the diocese of Monmouth.
Rumney Library
Community center
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rumney Library is a community center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tremorfa and Newtown.
Tremorfa
Suburb
Tremorfa is a district and community of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It falls into the Splott ward of Cardiff.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970. Newtown is situated 2 miles southwest of Rhymney River.
Cardiff
Photo: Gordon Plant, CC BY 2.0.
Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. It used to be an industrial city, but is now a lively and modern capital city and a tourism hot spot.
Rhymney River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the Rhymney Valley, Wales
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Rhymney River” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Stêr Rhymni”
- Cebuano: “Rhymney River”
- Chinese: “拉姆尼河”
- French: “Rhymney”
- Irish: “Afon Rhymni”
- Italian: “Rhymney”
- Japanese: “ライムニー川”
- Livvi: “Afon Rhymni”
- Slovenian: “Rhymney”
- Swedish: “Rhymney River”
- Welsh: “Afon Rhymni”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pengam and Cardiff East Moors.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rumney Castle and Cardiff Heliport.
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