Penyard

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cyfarthfa High School and Merthyr Tydfil railway station.

School
Photo: Perceval, Public domain.
is a comprehensive school, based in , , that was established in 1970. Cyfarthfa means "Place of the barking " in Welsh and the school crest reflects this.

Railway station
Photo: Robert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of in . It is the northern terminus of the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipal building in the High Street, , South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merthyr Tydfil and Dowlais.

Photo: Lloergi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and County Borough in South Wales in the historic county of on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Suburb
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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.

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.

Penyard

Latitude
51.75051° or 51° 45′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.36787° or 3° 22′ 4″ west
Elevation
804 feet (245 metres)
Open location code
9C3RQJ2J+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13433088227
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13266512
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