Aberdare
Aberdare is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare and Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aberdare railway station and Aberdare Library.
Aberdare railway station
Railway station
Photo: Avocet, Public domain.
Aberdare railway station serves the town of Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the terminus of the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line, 22½ miles north-north-west of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.
Siloa Chapel, Aberdare
Church
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siloa Chapel was the largest of the Welsh Independent, or Congregationalist, chapels in Aberdare. Services are held in the Welsh language. Established in 1844, Siloa is one of the few Welsh-language chapels in the locality to remain open today.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maerdy and Hirwaun.
Maerdy
Photo: Peter Goodwin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maerdy is a village of 3,200 people in Glamorgan. The area grew from a farming community to town around the coal mining industry and the development of Mardy Colliery in the late 19th century, but its last pit shut in 1990.
Hirwaun
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. Hirwaun is situated 2½ miles northwest of Aberdare.
Aberdare
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.7145° or 51° 42′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.4656° or 3° 27′ 56″ westElevation
558 feet (170 metres)Open location code
9C3RPG7M+RQGeoNames ID
7292206
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