Groes-faen

Groes-faen is a village in Pont-y-Clun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Groes-faen is situated nearby to the suburb Creigiau, as well as near the village Miskin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dynevor Arms and Brofiscin Quarry.

Dynevor Arms

Pub

Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dynevor Arms is a pub.

Brofiscin Quarry is a disused limestone quarry in Groes-faen, near Llantrisant in South Wales. It was used for about seven years for the dumping of toxic waste including polychlorinated biphenyls and was capped in 2011.

Miskin Manor Cricket Club Ground

Miskin Manor Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Miskin Manor, Glamorgan. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1949, when Miskin Manor played Glamorgan Club and Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Creigiau and Miskin.

Creigiau

Suburb

Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Creigiau is a dormitory settlement in the north-west of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The village currently has about 1,500 houses and a population of approximately 5,000 people.

Miskin

Village

Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Miskin is a village approximately 2 miles south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The origin of the village was a small hamlet known as New Mill, which grew up around New Mill farm.

Llantrisant

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llantrisant is a small town in Glamorgan, South Wales. Llantrisant is a hilltop settlement, at an altitude of 174 m above sea level. The town is home to the Royal Mint.

Groes-faen

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Pont-y-Clun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.51991° or 51° 31′ 12″ north

Longitude

-3.34065° or 3° 20′ 26″ west

Elevation

253 feet (77 metres)

Open location code

9C3RGM95+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11918502648

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

12264103

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