Hirwaun
Hirwaun is a locality in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Hirwaun is situated nearby to the locality Pontbren Llwyd, as well as near the village Penderyn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mynydd-y-glog and Moel Penderyn.
Mynydd-y-glog
Peak
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd-y-glog is a hill just east of the village of Penderyn in the northern corner of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff in south Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark.
Moel Penderyn
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moel Penderyn is a hill on the edge of Penderyn village, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It also appeared on older maps as 'Y Foel Penderyn'.
Cadair Fawr
Peak
Cadair Fawr is a hill in the northern corner of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hirwaun and Penywaun.
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 south of Hirwaun.
Penywaun
Village
Penywaun is a community, electoral ward and north-western suburb of Aberdare in the Cynon Valley within the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. At the 2011 census, the population of the ward was registered as 3,063. Penywaun is situated 3 miles south of Hirwaun.
Penderyn
Village
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Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun. The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird".
Hirwaun
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.773° or 51° 46′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.4983° or 3° 29′ 54″ westElevation
1,106 feet (337 metres)Open location code
9C3RQGF2+6MGeoNames ID
7297062
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