Blaen-y-cwm
Blaen-y-cwm is a hill in Pen Tranch, Torfaen County Borough, Wales and has an elevation of 1,365 feet. Blaen-y-cwm is situated nearby to the suburb Cwm-ffrwd-oer, as well as near the hamlet British.Places of Interest
Highlights include Llanhilleth railway station and Pontypool Market.
Llanhilleth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanhilleth railway station is a railway station on the Ebbw Valley Railway and serves the village of Llanhilleth, Wales. Llanhilleth railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Blaen-y-cwm.
Pontypool Market
Marketplace
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Pontypool Market is a marketplace, which is situated 2½ miles east of Blaen-y-cwm.
Torfaen County Borough Council
Government office
Torfaen County Borough Council is the local authority for the county borough of Torfaen, one of the principal areas of Wales. Torfaen County Borough Council is situated 2½ miles east of Blaen-y-cwm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Illtyd and Llanhilleth.
St Illtyd
Hamlet
St Illtyd is a hamlet near Aberbeeg, in southeast Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is situated on the mountain road between Pontypool and Abertillery in Blaenau Gwent. St Illtyd is situated 1½ miles west of Blaen-y-cwm.
Llanhilleth
Village
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Llanhilleth is a village, community and an electoral ward on the A467 road between Ebbw Vale and Crumlin in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Two large mounds in the field behind the Carpenter's Arms are the remains of the medieval Llanhilleth castle which originally had two large, stone-built towers. Llanhilleth is situated 1½ miles west of Blaen-y-cwm.
Hafodyrynys
Village
Photo: Jessica Aidley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hafodyrynys is a village on the A472 road between Pontypool and Crumlin in Caerphilly county borough, south-east Wales. It lies within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Hafodyrynys is situated 1½ miles southwest of Blaen-y-cwm.
Blaen-y-cwm
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,365 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Pen Tranch, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.70437° or 51° 42′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.09618° or 3° 5′ 46″ westElevation
1,365 feet (416 metres)Open location code
9C3RPW33+PGGeoNames ID
12620548
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