Nelson

Nelson is a village and community in the , Wales. It sits five miles north of and ten miles north of , at the lower end of the Taff Bargoed Valley, and lies adjacent to , and .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 4,650 residents
  • Description: village and community in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales
  • Also known as: “Ffos y Gerddine”, “Ffos-y-Gerddine”, “Nelson, Caerphilly”, and “奶路臣”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Nelson Library and The Royal Oak.

Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pub
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Manor is a Tudor manor house near the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quakers Yard and Trelewis.

Village
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or Quaker's Yard is a village in the…

Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the Taff Bargoed Valley…

Town
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and community in the Taff Bargoed…

Nelson

Latitude
51.65125° or 51° 39′ 5″ north
Longitude
-3.28271° or 3° 16′ 58″ west
Population
4,650
Elevation
489 feet (149 metres)
Open location code
9C3RMP28+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4015505514
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2641811
Wiki­data ID
Q3403439
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Nelson” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Nelson”
  • Catalan: “Nelson”
  • Cebuano: “Nelson”
  • Chinese: “纳尔逊”
  • Cornish: “Nelson”
  • Dutch: “Nelson”
  • French: “Nelson”
  • German: “Nelson”
  • Irish: “Nelson”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Nelson (Caerphilly)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Nelson”
  • Scots: “Nelson”
  • Spanish: “Nelson”
  • Swedish: “Nelson, Wales”
  • Swedish: “Nelson”
  • Welsh: “Ffos y Gerddinen”
  • Welsh: “Nelson, Caerffili”
  • Welsh: “Nelson”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Llanfabon and Penlocks.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nelson Post Office and Calfaria Baptist Church.

Wales: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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