Vaynor

Vaynor is a village and community in in , United Kingdom. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 3,551.
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  • Type: Locality with 3,400 residents
  • Description: village in Merthyr Tydfil Country Borough, UK
  • Also known as: “Y Faenor”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Morlais Castle and Pant railway station.

Ruins
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is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of in .

Railway station
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was a station which served , in the historic Welsh county of , now . It was the junction at which the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railway line from Pontsticill in the North split to serve the Dowlais Central and Dowlais Top lines.

Railway station
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is an intermediate station on the Brecon Mountain Railway at , in the historic county of Brecknockshire, now .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merthyr Tydfil and Gurnos.

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is a town and County Borough in South Wales in the historic county of on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Suburb
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is a community of in , United Kingdom. It consists principally of the Estate. The population in 2011 was 5,280. is situated 2½ miles south of Vaynor.

Suburb
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is a in the north-east of in South East Wales. The name is derived from the Welsh words du and glais. is notable within Wales and within as a whole, for its historic association with ironworking; once employing, through the Iron Company, over 7,000 people, the works being at one stage the largest in the world. is situated 3 miles southeast of Vaynor.

Vaynor

Latitude
51.7951° or 51° 47′ 42″ north
Longitude
-3.4007° or 3° 24′ 2″ west
Population
3,400
Elevation
1,188 feet (362 metres)
Open location code
9C3RQHWX+2P
Geo­Names ID
7296584
Wiki­data ID
Q7917577
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Vaynor” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Vaynor”
  • Bengali: “ভ্যেনোর”
  • Bulgarian: “Вайнор”
  • Catalan: “Y Faenor”
  • Cebuano: “Vaynor”
  • Chinese: “維諾”
  • Chinese: “维诺”
  • Cornish: “Y Faenor”
  • Dutch: “Vaynor”
  • French: “Vaynor”
  • German: “Vaynor”
  • Gujarati: “વાયનર”
  • Irish: “Y Faenor”
  • Japanese: “ヴェイノア”
  • Japanese: “バイノー”
  • Kannada: “ವೇನರ್”
  • Korean: “베이노”
  • Lithuanian: “Vajnoras”
  • Portuguese: “Vaynor”
  • Russian: “Вейнор”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Y Faenor”
  • Spanish: “Vaynor”
  • Swedish: “Vaynor”
  • Tamil: “வாய்நோர்”
  • Telugu: “వేనర్”
  • Urdu: “وےنور”
  • Welsh: “Y Faenor, Merthyr Tudful”
  • Welsh: “Y Faenor”

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