Mid Wales
Powys
Tawe-Uchaf

Coelbren

Coelbren is a small rural village within the community of Tawe Uchaf in southernmost , . It lies on the very northern edge of the South Wales Coalfield some six miles north-east of and just outside the southern boundary of the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Henrhyd Falls and Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary.

Waterfall
Photo: Daimack, Public domain.
in the , , is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales, with a drop of 90 feet. It lies on National Trust land, in the county of .

Zoo
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an animal sanctuary between Caehopkin and in , . It became the Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary in December 2008, being previously known as Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuary.

Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hill in the , , Wales, in the traditional county of Brecknockshire. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m at OS grid reference SN 831143. is situated 2 miles northwest of Coelbren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Onllwyn and Banwen.

Village
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and community in , Wales, near . The community area also covers the small settlements of Dyffryn Cellwen and .

Village
is a small village in county borough in . is part of the community of Onllwyn along with the village of itself and the adjacent parish of Dyffryn Cellwen.

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Wales in the between and , in the community of . The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the .

Coelbren

Latitude
51.79279° or 51° 47′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.66778° or 3° 40′ 4″ west
Population
537
Elevation
830 feet (253 metres)
Open location code
9C3RQ8VJ+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5095422908
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2652646
Wiki­data ID
Q5140602
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Coelbren” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Coelbren”
  • Dutch: “Coelbren”
  • French: “Coelbren”
  • Irish: “Coelbren”
  • Spanish: “Coelbren”
  • Swedish: “Coelbren”
  • Welsh: “Coelbren, Powys”
  • Welsh: “Coelbren”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ynyswen and Caehopkin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moriah Baptist Chapel and Capel Coelbren.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Coelbren”. Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.