Pwllgwaun
Pwllgwaun is a village and small suburb of Pontypridd within the 'Rhondda' electoral ward, bordered by Hopkinstown and Graigwen hill to the north and east, the hillsides of Maesycoed above, and is located along the banks of the river River Rhondda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Pwll-gwaun” and “Pwll-Gwaun”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Evan James and Pontypridd railway station.
Pontypridd railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontypridd railway station serves the town of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located at the junction of the Merthyr line and the Rhondda line and has for many years been the only station serving the town.
Pontypridd Market and Town Hall
Marketplace
Pontypridd Market and Town Hall is a historic building located on Market Street, Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales. The structure, which contains a large auditorium which is currently derelict, was built in two parts both of which are Grade II listed buildings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maesycoed and Graigwen.
Maesycoed
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maesycoed is a settlement to the south and west of Pontypridd town centre in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Maesycoed is a district in the town of Pontypridd within the Rhondda electoral ward and is bounded by Graig to the south, Pwllgwaun to the east and Hopkinstown and Mynydd Gelliwion to the north.
Graigwen
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graigwen is the name of the large hill and the village or district located thereon, sited to the north of Pontypridd town centre and south of Glyncoch and Ynysybwl in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and within the ancient parish of Llanwonno.
Hopkinstown
Village
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hopkinstown is a small village to the west of Pontypridd in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, alongside the River Rhondda. Hopkinstown is a former coalmining and industrial community, now a district in the town of Pontypridd within the Rhondda electoral ward.
Pwllgwaun
- Category: locality
- Location: Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.60342° or 51° 36′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.35094° or 3° 21′ 3″ westElevation
233 feet (71 metres)Open location code
9C3RJJ3X+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 636058070OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Pwllgwaun from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Pwllgwaun” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Pwllgwaun”
- Dutch: “Pwllgwaun”
- French: “Pwllgwaun”
- Irish: “Pwllgwaun”
- Welsh: “Pwllgwaun”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pantygraig Wen and Y Graig.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bethany English Baptist Church and Pontypridd RFC.
Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Cardiff, Swansea, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, and Newport.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pwllgwaun”. Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.