Pen y Castell
Pen y Castell is a hill in Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot, Wales and has an elevation of 502 feet. Pen y Castell is situated nearby to the village Cwmafan, as well as near the suburb Lletyharri.Places of Interest
Highlights include Moel y Fen and Port Talbot Parkway railway station.
Port Talbot Parkway railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Talbot Parkway railway station is a railway station in Port Talbot, Wales. The station is located at street level near Station Road in Port Talbot town centre. It is 202 miles 59 chains from London Paddington. Port Talbot Parkway railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Pen y Castell.
Aberafan Shopping Centre
Shopping center
The Aberafan Shopping Centre is the only indoor shopping complex in Port Talbot, Wales. It currently has a floorspace of 24,100 m2 and houses over sixty stores on two levels, as well as the central library for Port Talbot. Aberafan Shopping Centre is situated 2 miles southwest of Pen y Castell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmafan and Goytre.
Cwmafan
Village
Photo: Cedwyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmafan, also known as Cwmavon, is a large village and community in the Afan valley in Wales, lying within Neath Port Talbot County Borough. It had a population of 6,538 in 2011, increasing slightly to 5,615 at the 2011 Census.
Goytre
Suburb
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goytre is a village near the town of Port Talbot, Wales. The village lies in the valley of the Nant Ffrwdwyllt, between the communities of Taibach, Cwmafan, Bryn and Margam.
Pontrhydyfen
Village
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontrhydyfen is a small village in the Afan Valley, in Neath Port Talbot county borough in Wales. The village sits at the confluence of the River Afan and the smaller Afon Pelenna, 1.8 miles north of the larger village of Cwmafan and not far from the towns of Port Talbot and Neath. Pontrhydyfen is situated 1½ miles north of Pen y Castell.
Pen y Castell
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 502 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6115° or 51° 36′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.75112° or 3° 45′ 4″ westElevation
502 feet (153 metres)Open location code
9C3RJ66X+JHGeoNames ID
12620504
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