Pelenna

Pelenna is a community in , . It largely covers the valleys of the rivers Pelenna and the Blaenpelenna, to the east of the town of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include South Wales Miners’ Museum and Mynydd Pen-rhys.

Museum
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The South Wales Miners' Museum is a of the coal mining industry and its workforce in the South Wales Coalfield. It is located at Cynonville within the Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre in the , near the small village of Cymmer in .

Peak
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is a peak.

Ruins
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is a ruins, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pelenna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Afan Forest Park and Neath.

Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a 48-square-mile forest park in . It is set in the Afan Valley in . It is well known for its mountain biking and hiking or hillwalking trails. It is situated seven miles from Junction 40 of the M4.

Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in in . Although it lacks any specific tourist attractions, its location near the stunning Swansea and Valleys makes it a convenient, if not overly inspiring, base for touring these places.

Village
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is the name of a village and community in , Wales, located to the north-east of . Immediately between and the adjoining parish of Llanilltud is a cottage once occupied by the Welsh-born engineer and naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, who had arrived at his theory of evolution independently of Charles Darwin, with whom he later corresponded. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pelenna.

Pelenna

Latitude
51.6562° or 51° 39′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.7226° or 3° 43′ 21″ west
Population
1,160
Elevation
830 feet (253 metres)
Open location code
9C3RM74G+FX
Geo­Names ID
7292972
Wiki­data ID
Q7161312
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Pelenna” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Pelenna”
  • Bulgarian: “Пелена”
  • Catalan: “Pelenna”
  • Cebuano: “Pelenna”
  • Chinese: “Pelenna”
  • Cornish: “Pelenna”
  • Dutch: “Pelenna”
  • French: “Pelenna”
  • Irish: “Pelenna”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pelenna”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Pelenna”
  • Swedish: “Pelenna”
  • Welsh: “Pelenna”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tonmawr and Cynonville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mynydd Blaenafon and Afan Valley.

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