Pontywaun
Pontywaun is a village in Crosskeys, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Pontywaun is situated nearby to the village Crosskeys, as well as near Cwmcarn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village near Newport, South Wales
- Also known as: “Pont-y-waun”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crosskeys railway station and Crosskeys College.
Crosskeys railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crosskeys railway station is a station serving the village of Crosskeys in the Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is on the Ebbw Valley Railway. The station is situated behind houses on Risca Road and Carlton Terrace.
Crosskeys College
College
Coleg Gwent - Crosskeys is the largest campus of Coleg Gwent. It is located next to Risca Road in Crosskeys, near Newport in Wales. The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining college.
Mynydd y Lan
Peak
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd y Lan is a 381-metre-high flat-topped hill in Caerphilly county borough in South Wales. It falls largely within the community of Ynysddu but its northern and eastern margins are within Crosskeys community.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmcarn and Wattsville.
Cwmcarn
Village
Photo: Darius Khan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmcarn is a village situated in the Ebbw valley in south Wales, in the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It grew with 19th-century coal mining, but is now known for its extensive mature forestry and greenery, that attract thousands of visitors and mountain biking enthusiasts each year.
Wattsville
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wattsville is a small village in the Sirhowy Valley, eight miles north west of Newport, built in the 20th century for accommodation for mine workers.
Risca
Town
Photo: Rudi Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Risca is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It is split into two communities; Risca East and Risca West. Risca is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pontywaun.
Pontywaun
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Crosskeys, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.62696° or 51° 37′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.12749° or 3° 7′ 39″ westElevation
272 feet (83 metres)Open location code
9C3RJVGF+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3803728086OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Pontywaun” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pontywaun”
- Irish: “Pontywaun”
- Welsh: “Pont-y-waun”
- Welsh: “Pontywaun”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Crosskeys and Gwyddon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Philanthropic Inn and Castle Inn.
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