Nelson

Places of Interest

Llancaiach Fawr

Museum

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Llancaiach Fawr Manor is a Tudor manor house near the village of Nelson, located just to the north of the site of the former Llancaiach Colliery in the heart of the Rhymney Valley in South Wales.

Abercynon railway station

Railway station

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Abercynon railway station serves the village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Line, between Quakers Yard to the north, Penrhiwceiber to the northwest, and Pontypridd to the south.

Ystrad Mynach railway station

Railway station

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Ystrad Mynach railway station is a railway station serving the town of Ystrad Mynach, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.

Places in the Area

Pontypridd

Photo: James Alexander Foxhall, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pontypridd is a town in Rhondda Cynon Taff, or Glamorgan. It sits at the confluence of the Taff and Rhondda rivers. The town is well placed to provide a base for visitors who wish to explore the industrial heritage of the area, the nearby Brecon Beacons National Park, the beautiful vale of Glamorgan and its coastal features, or the Castle and museums of Cardiff and St Fagans.

Ystrad Mynach

Town

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Ystrad Mynach is a town in the Rhymney Valley in the Caerphilly County Borough, within the ancient county of Glamorgan, Wales, and is 5 miles north of the town of Caerphilly.

Gelligaer

Town

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Gelligaer is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales, in the Rhymney River valley. As well as the village of Gelligaer, the community also includes the small towns of Hengoed and Ystrad Mynach. Gelligaer is situated 2½ miles northeast of Nelson.

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