Blackrock
Blackrock is a hamlet in Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales. Blackrock is situated nearby to the hamlet Gellyfelen, as well as near the village Darrenfelen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Black Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brynmawr and District Museum and Whistle Inn Halt railway station.
Brynmawr and District Museum
Museum
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynmawr and District Museum is situated 1½ miles west of Blackrock.
Whistle Inn Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whistle Inn is a halt on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage railway in Torfaen, Wales. It is situated adjacent to the Whistle Inn, near the village of Garn-yr-erw. Whistle Inn Halt railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Blackrock.
Brynmawr Foundation School
School
Brynmawr Foundation School is a secondary school in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clydach and Brynmawr.
Clydach
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clydach is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. Its nearest neighbours are the village of Gilwern and town of Abergavenny.
Brynmawr
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynmawr is a market town, community and electoral ward in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. The town, sometimes cited as the highest town in Wales, is situated at 1,250 to 1,500 feet above sea level at the head of the South Wales Valleys.
Nantyglo
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nantyglo is a village in the ancient parish of Aberystruth and county of Monmouth situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Blaina and Brynmawr in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent. Nantyglo is situated 2 miles southwest of Blackrock.
Blackrock
- Category: locality
- Location: Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.80644° or 51° 48′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.13934° or 3° 8′ 22″ westElevation
1,260 feet (384 metres)Open location code
9C3RRV46+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 9606505088OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2655457Wikidata ID
Q107032223
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Blackrock” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Blackrock”
- Irish: “Blackrock”
- Welsh: “Blackrock”
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Localities in the Area
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