Maerdy
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Treherbert railway station and Ynyswen railway station.
Treherbert railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Treherbert railway station serves the village of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line after Ynyswen, 23 miles 54 chains from Cardiff Docks.
Ynyswen railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ynyswen railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ynyswen in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Treherbert and Treorchy, 22 miles 70 chains from Cardiff Docks.
Lluest-wen Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lluest-wen Reservoir is a reservoir at the top of the Rhondda Fach Valley, in the borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. Parts of it fall within the communities of Rhigos, Aberdare and Treherbert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberdare and Treorchy.
Aberdare
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Treorchy
Town
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Treorchy is a town and community in Wales. Once a mining town, it retains such characteristics. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley.
Maerdy
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.687° or 51° 41′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.5078° or 3° 30′ 28″ westElevation
1,378 feet (420 metres)Open location code
9C3RMFPR+QVGeoNames ID
7292210
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