Risca
Risca is a locality in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Risca is situated nearby to the locality Penrhiw, as well as near the suburb Tŷ Sign.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mynydd Machen and Rogerstone railway station.
Mynydd Machen
Peak
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd Machen or Machen Mountain is a 362-metre-high hill lying between the town of Risca and the village of Machen in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.
Rogerstone railway station
Railway station
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rogerstone railway station is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in the community of Rogerstone in Newport, south Wales. The station is situated ½ mile north of the original station on the site of former rail sidings.
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 Bettws.
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.
Bettws
Suburb
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bettws is a large modern housing estate, electoral ward and coterminous community of the city of Newport, South Wales. Bettws is situated 3 miles east of Risca.
Machen
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Machen is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Machen is situated 2½ miles southwest of Risca.
Risca
- Type: Locality
- Location: Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6109° or 51° 36′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.0929° or 3° 5′ 35″ westElevation
318 feet (97 metres)Open location code
9C3RJW64+9RGeoNames ID
7298757
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