Llwyn-y-Pia
Llwynypia is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Tonypandy in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. Before 1850 a lightly populated rural farming area, Llwynypia experienced a population boom between 1860 and 1920 with the sinking of several coal mines after the discovery of large coal deposits throughout the Rhondda Valleys.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ystrad Rhondda railway station and Llwynypia railway station.
Ystrad Rhondda railway station
Railway station
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Ystrad Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving Ystrad in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Llywynypia and Ton Pentre, 20 miles 5 chains from Cardiff Docks.
Llwynypia railway station
Railway station
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Llwynypia railway station is a railway station serving the village of Llwynypia in Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Tonypandy and Ystrad Rhondda, 19 miles 7 chains from Cardiff Docks.
Tonypandy railway station
Railway station
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Tonypandy railway station is a railway station serving the town of Tonypandy in south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Llywynypia and Dinas Rhondda, 18 miles 3 chains from Cardiff Docks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maerdy and Tonypandy.
Maerdy
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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.
Tonypandy
Town
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Tonypandy is a town, community and electoral ward located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley.
Ferndale
Village
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Ferndale is a town and community located in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Neighbouring villages are Blaenllechau, Maerdy and Tylorstown.
Llwyn-y-Pia
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6335° or 51° 38′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.4603° or 3° 27′ 37″ westElevation
994 feet (303 metres)Open location code
9C3RJGMQ+CVGeoNames ID
7301038
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In Other Languages
“Llwyn-y-Pia” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Llwyn-y-pïa”
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