Fochriw
Fochriw is a village in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. It was well known for its neighbouring collieries, which employed nearly the entire local population in the early 20th century.Photo: Eddy Blanche, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fochriw Primary School and Pontlottyn railway station.
Pontlottyn railway station
Railway station
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Pontlottyn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Pontlottyn, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Transport for Wales network.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontlottyn and Rhymney.
Pontlottyn
Village
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Pontlottyn is a village located in the county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. It is sited just to the south of Rhymney, and to the west of the Rhymney River.
Rhymney
Town
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhymney is a town and a community in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. With the villages of Pontlottyn, Fochriw, Abertysswg, Deri and New Tredegar, Rhymney is designated as the 'Upper Rhymney Valley' by the local Unitary Authority, Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Abertysswg
Village
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abertysswg is a village in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Abertysswg is situated 1½ miles east of Fochriw.
Fochriw
- Type: Village with 1,250 residents
- Description: village in Caerphilly, Wales, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Darran Valley, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.74109° or 51° 44′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.29615° or 3° 17′ 46″ westPopulation
1,250Elevation
1,142 feet (348 metres)Open location code
9C3RPPR3+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 293701069OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2649267Wikidata ID
Q8564160
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Fochriw” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fochriw Post Office and Fochriw Community Centre.
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