Cefnrhos-gwawr
Cefnrhos-gwawr is a hill in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and has an elevation of 1,444 feet. Cefnrhos-gwawr is situated nearby to the village Cwmdare, as well as near the suburb Y Gadlys.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lluest-wen Reservoir and Aberdare railway station.
Lluest-wen Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lluest-wen Reservoir is a reservoir at the top of the Rhondda Fach Valley, in the borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. Parts of it fall within the communities of Rhigos, Aberdare and Treherbert. Lluest-wen Reservoir is situated 1½ miles west of Cefnrhos-gwawr.
Aberdare railway station
Railway station
Photo: Avocet, Public domain.
Aberdare railway station serves the town of Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the terminus of the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line, 22½ miles north-north-west of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Aberdare railway station is situated 2½ miles east of Cefnrhos-gwawr.
Aberdare Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberdare Library is situated 2 miles northeast of Cefnrhos-gwawr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmdare and Maerdy.
Cwmdare
Village
Photo: Aberdare Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmdare is a village very close to Aberdare, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village's history is intertwined with coal-mining, and since the decline of the industry in the 1980s, it has become primarily a commuter base for the larger surrounding towns of Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypridd, as well as the cities of Cardiff and Swansea.
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.
Trecynon
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trecynon is a village near Aberdare, situated in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It dates from the early nineteenth century and developed as a result of the opening of the Aberdare Ironworks at Llwydcoed in 1800. Trecynon is situated 2 miles northeast of Cefnrhos-gwawr.
Cefnrhos-gwawr
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,444 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.70154° or 51° 42′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.48881° or 3° 29′ 20″ westElevation
1,444 feet (440 metres)Open location code
9C3RPG26+JFGeoNames ID
12615471
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