Fountain

Fountain is a locality in Newcastle Higher, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Fountain is situated near the village Aberkenfig, as well as near Tondu.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Tondu railway station and Sarn railway station.

Tondu railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tondu railway station is a railway station serving the village of Tondu, Bridgend county borough, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend.

Sarn railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sarn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Sarn, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. The station was opened by British Rail on 28 September 1992.

St Robert of Newminster Church, Aberkenfig

Church

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberkenfig and Tondu.

Aberkenfig

Village

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberkenfig is a village located in the County Borough of Bridgend, Wales to the north of Bridgend town. It is in the community of Newcastle Higher.

Tondu

Village

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tondu is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, located about 3 miles north of the town of Bridgend, in the community of Ynysawdre. Tondu lies on the A4063 from Bridgend to Maesteg, and was established in the late 18th century as a coal mining village servicing the Parc Slip Colliery.

Fforddygyfraith

Hamlet

Fforddygyfraith is a village in the community of Cefn Cribwr, in the County Borough of Bridgend. The name translates as Law Street, or The Road of the Law, a reference to the road around which the village was built.

Fountain

Type: Locality
Location: Newcastle Higher, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.53889° or 51° 32′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.61273° or 3° 36′ 46″ west

Elevation

194 feet (59 metres)

Open location code

9C3RG9QP+HW

GeoNames ID

13265833

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