Abercarn

Abercarn is a town and community in Caerphilly County borough, South East Wales which until 1972 existed in the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is 10miles northwest of Newport on the A467 between Duffryn in Newport and Brynmawr.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abercarn Library and Crosskeys railway station.

Abercarn Library

Library

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crosskeys railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crosskeys railway station is a station serving the village of Crosskeys in the Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is on the Ebbw Valley Railway. The station is situated behind houses on Risca Road and Carlton Terrace.

Twmbarlwm

Peak

Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Twmbarlwm, also known as Twm Barlwm, Twyn Barlwm or locally known as "the Twmp", the Nipple or the Pimple because of the mound that lies at its summit, is a hill situated 2 km to the northeast of Risca in South Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Risca and Crumlin.

Risca

Town

Photo: Rudi Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Risca is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It has a population of 11,228. Risca is situated 2½ miles south of Abercarn.

Crumlin

Village

Photo: phil matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crumlin is a town, community and electoral ward in Caerphilly county borough in South Wales. It is situated in the Ebbw River valley, 5 miles west of Pontypool, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Crumlin is situated 2½ miles north of Abercarn.

Blackwood

Town

Photo: cwpritchard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackwood is a town, community and an electoral ward on the Sirhowy River in the South Wales Valleys administered as part of Caerphilly County Borough. Blackwood is situated 3½ miles west of Abercarn.

Abercarn

Type: Locality
Location: Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.648° or 51° 38′ 53″ north

Longitude

-3.1204° or 3° 7′ 13″ west

Elevation

741 feet (226 metres)

Open location code

9C3RJVXH+6R

GeoNames ID

7298752

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