Treorchy

Treorchy is a town and community in Wales. Once a mining town, it retains such characteristics. It is situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Treherbert railway station and Treorchy railway station.

Treherbert railway station

Railway station

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Treherbert railway station serves the village of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line after Ynyswen, 23 miles 54 chains from Cardiff Docks.

Treorchy railway station

Railway station

Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Treorchy railway station is a railway station serving the town of Treorchy and village of Cwmparc in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Ynyswen and Ton Pentre, 22 miles 2 chains from Cardiff Docks.

Ynyswen railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ynyswen railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ynyswen in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Treherbert and Treorchy, 22 miles 70 chains from Cardiff Docks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maerdy and Treherbert.

Maerdy

Photo: Peter Goodwin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maerdy is a village of 3,200 people in Glamorgan. The area grew from a farming community to town around the coal mining industry and the development of Mardy Colliery in the late 19th century, but its last pit shut in 1990.

Treherbert

Village

Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.

Treherbert is a village and community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historically part of Glamorgan.

Treorchy

Type: Locality
Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.6627° or 51° 39′ 46″ north

Longitude

-3.5254° or 3° 31′ 32″ west

Elevation

971 feet (296 metres)

Open location code

9C3RMF7F+3R

GeoNames ID

7300743

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