Cefn y Rhondda

Cefn y Rhondda is a peak in Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and has an elevation of 1,578 feet. Cefn y Rhondda is situated nearby to the village Pentre, as well as near the town Treorchy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Treorchy railway station and Treorchy Library.

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.

Ysbyty George Thomas

Hospital

Ysbyty George Thomas is a health facility on Cwmparc Road, Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maerdy and Pentre.

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.

Pentre

Village

Photo: Peter Brabham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pentre is a village, community and electoral ward near Treorchy in the Rhondda valley, within the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The community includes the neighbouring village of Ton Pentre.

Treorchy

Town

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Cefn y Rhondda

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,578 feet
Description: hill (481m) in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.66606° or 51° 39′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.48864° or 3° 29′ 19″ west

Elevation

1,578 feet (481 metres)

Open location code

9C3RMG86+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6256668666

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12617855

Wikidata ID

Q106711287

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Cefn y Rhondda” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Cefn y Rhondda”
Welsh: “Cefn Rhondda”
Welsh: “Cefn y Rhondda”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ton Pentre and Cwmparc.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maerdy Community Primary School and Seion Chapel.

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