Abercanaid

Abercanaid is a small village in the county borough of , , , United Kingdom with a population of about 5,060. It is situated 2.5 miles south of Merthyr town centre and west of , across the and north of Troedyrhiw.
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  • Type: Village with 5,060 residents
  • Description: village in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Abercannaid”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pentre-bach railway station and Troed-y-rhiw railway station.

Railway station
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the villages of and Abercanaid in , . It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

Railway station
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the village of in , . It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pentrebach and Troed-y-rhiw.

Village
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is a village in , Wales and is formed from the original settlements of Lower , Tai-bach and Duffryn. It lies on the east side of the opposite Abercanaid, south of Merthyr and north of Troedyrhiw.

Village
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is a village and community in the county borough of , . Its population at the 2011 census was 5,296. It features the .

Photo: Lloergi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and County Borough in South Wales in the historic county of on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Abercanaid

Latitude
51.72398° or 51° 43′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.36617° or 3° 21′ 58″ west
Population
5,060
Elevation
525 feet (160 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ACD
Open location code
9C3RPJFM+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 363892961
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2657845
Wiki­data ID
Q4666797
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Abercanaid” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Abercanaid”
  • Breton: “Abercannaid”
  • Cebuano: “Abercanaid”
  • Danish: “Abercanaid”
  • Dutch: “Abercanaid”
  • French: “Abercanaid”
  • Galician: “Abercannaid”
  • German: “Abercanaid”
  • German: “Abercannaid”
  • Irish: “Abercannaid”
  • Italian: “Abercanaid”
  • Swedish: “Abercanaid”
  • Welsh: “Abercanaid”
  • Welsh: “Abercannaid”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Glyn Mill Traveller Site and Twyn Ddisgwylfa Fawr.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ss Peter & Paul Church and Abercanaid Community School.

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