Pontycymer

Pontycymer, also spelt Pontycymmer, is a former mining village in Wales. It is situated in the , in , about 7 miles or 11 km north of the town of .
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  • Type: Town with 4,290 residents
  • Description: village in Wales
  • Also known as: “Pont y Cymmer”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mynydd Llangeinwyr and Blaenogwr Cemetery.

Peak
is the highest hill in the county borough of in the coalfield of South . It forms a long north–south ridge between the valleys of Cwm Garw to the west and to the east. is situated 2½ miles north of Pontycymer.

Cemetery
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is situated 2 miles east of Pontycymer.

Church
Photo: John Finch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2½ miles southeast of Pontycymer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaengarw and Wyndham.

Village
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the uppermost village in the river valley of the , in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. In the English language means the rugged 'front' or 'head' of the valley.

Village
is a small village in the County Borough of , Wales built alongside the Ogwr Fawr tributary of the River Ogmore. The village is part of the community of the and is south of Nantymoel and north west of . is situated 1½ miles east of Pontycymer.

Village
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is a village in the county borough of , Wales on the River Ogmore. Until the 1980's, the village's main source of income came from coal mining. is situated 1½ miles east of Pontycymer.

Pontycymer

Latitude
51.60886° or 51° 36′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.57975° or 3° 34′ 47″ west
Population
4,290
Elevation
522 feet (159 metres)
Open location code
9C3RJC5C+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 937894584
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2640109
Wiki­data ID
Q7228399
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Pontycymer” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Pontycymer”
  • Belarusian: “Панцікімер”
  • Breton: “Pontycymer”
  • Cebuano: “Pontycymer”
  • Chinese: “龐提賽門”
  • Czech: “Pontycymer”
  • Dutch: “Pontycymer”
  • French: “Pontycymer”
  • German: “Pontycymer”
  • Irish: “Pontycymer”
  • Persian: “پانتیسایمر”
  • Scots: “Pontycymer”
  • Slovak: “Pontycymer”
  • Spanish: “Pontycymer”
  • Swedish: “Pontycymer”
  • Welsh: “Pont-y-cymer”
  • Welsh: “Pontycymer”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ffaldau Primary School and Garw Valley Life Centre.

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