Machen

Machen is a large village three miles east of , south . It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Machen Library and Castell Meredydd.

Library

Castle
, also called Castell Machen, was a castle in Gwynllwg, Wales in the 13th century, long since ruined.

Peak
or Machen Mountain is a 362-metre-high hill lying between the town of and the village of Machen in in south . Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Graig-y-Rhacca and Waterloo.

Locality
is a housing estate bordering , and Machen in the borough of Caerphilly, southeastern . The town is about 8 miles to the west of and 4 miles to the east of .

Hamlet
is a small hamlet to the east of , Wales, in the community of .

Hamlet
is a small hamlet at the very western edge of the city of , . It is adjacent to the A468 road, south-east of Machen in the county borough of Caerphilly.

Machen

Latitude
51.59632° or 51° 35′ 47″ north
Longitude
-3.14062° or 3° 8′ 26″ west
Population
2,360
Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB MCN
Open location code
9C3RHVW5+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 292695143
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2643259
Wiki­data ID
Q6723489
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Machen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Machen
  • Breton: Machen
  • Bulgarian: Мачен
  • Catalan: Machen
  • Cebuano: Machen
  • Dutch: Machen
  • French: Machen
  • Galician: Machen
  • German: Machen
  • Irish: Machen
  • Scots: Machen
  • Spanish: Machen
  • Swedish: Machen, Wales
  • Swedish: Machen
  • Welsh: Machen

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Machen Church Hall and Machen Post Office.

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