River Garw

The River Garw runs for about 12 miles from its source in the hills north of to the confluence with the River Ogmore and the River Llynfi at .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: river in Wales
  • Also known as: “Afon Garw” and “Garw Valley”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St David’s Church, Bettws and Church Of St Cein.

Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St David's Church is a Grade I listed church in , , southern Wales. The church is believed to date to the 12th century, though was dedicated to St David later on. is situated 2 miles south of River Garw.

Church
Photo: John Finch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the village of Garth, Bridgend, . It is located on the Maesteg Line from via . The station is known as Garth in order to differentiate it from . is situated 2½ miles west of River Garw.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llangynwyd and Maesteg.

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is a village 2 miles to the south of , in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. There are two parts to , the larger more recent village is simply known as while the smaller much older part which contains St Cynwyds church is locally known as "Top Llan".

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is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, . lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot.

Town
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, also spelt Pontycymmer, is a former mining village in Wales. It is situated in the Garw Valley, in , about 7 miles or 11 km north of the town of .

River Garw

Latitude
51.5994° or 51° 35′ 58″ north
Longitude
-3.5835° or 3° 35′ 1″ west
Elevation
705 feet (215 metres)
Open location code
9C3RHCX8+QJ
Geo­Names ID
7293928
Wiki­data ID
Q7337446
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Satellite Map

Discover River Garw from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“River Garw” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Garw ibaia”
  • Catalan: “Riu Garw”
  • German: “Afon Garw”
  • German: “River Garw”
  • Irish: “Afon Garw”
  • Low German: “Afon Garw”
  • Welsh: “Afon Garw”

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Explore places such as Trevone Quarry and Pont-y-rhyl.

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