Galon Uchaf

Galon Uchaf is a suburb in , , . Galon Uchaf is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pen y Dre High School and Morlais Castle.

School
is an 11-16 mixed-sex comprehensive school situated in the district of , Wales.

Ruins
Photo: Gibbinskaren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of in .

Railway station
Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a station which served , in the historic Welsh county of , now . It was the junction at which the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railway line from Pontsticill in the North split to serve the Dowlais Central and Dowlais Top lines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gurnos and Dowlais.

Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a community of in , United Kingdom. It consists principally of the Estate. The population in 2011 was 5,280.

Suburb
Photo: Varitek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the north-east of in South East Wales. The name is derived from the Welsh words du and glais. is notable within Wales and within as a whole, for its historic association with ironworking; once employing, through the Iron Company, over 7,000 people, the works being at one stage the largest in the world.

Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community on the outskirts of , a large former mining town in the South Wales Valleys, Wales. is notable for being the starting point of the Brecon Mountain Railway, and the site of the former Morlais railway tunnel, which runs underneath the village and emerges in the middle of it.

Galon Uchaf

Latitude
51.76421° or 51° 45′ 51″ north
Longitude
-3.37225° or 3° 22′ 20″ west
Elevation
1,063 feet (324 metres)
Open location code
9C3RQJ7H+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1431137311
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13266334
Wiki­data ID
Q107032557
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Satellite Map

Discover Galon Uchaf from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Irish to Welsh—“Galon Uchaf” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Galon Uchaf”
  • Welsh: “Galon Uchaf”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Penybryn and Penydarren.

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