Ystrad
Ystrad is a locality in Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Ystrad is situated nearby to the village Llwynypia, as well as near Penrhys.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Stephen, Ystrad and Ystrad Rhondda railway station.
Church of St Stephen, Ystrad
Church
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St Stephen's Church is a Church in Wales parish church located in Ystrad Rhondda, Wales, within the Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough. Built between 1895 and 1896 during the height of the South Wales coal mining boom, the church opened in May 1896 to serve the rapidly expanding mining community.
Ystrad Rhondda railway station
Railway station
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Ystrad Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving Ystrad in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Llywynypia and Ton Pentre, 20 miles 5 chains from Cardiff Docks.
Llwynypia railway station
Railway station
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Llwynypia railway station is a railway station serving the village of Llwynypia in Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Tonypandy and Ystrad Rhondda, 19 miles 7 chains from Cardiff Docks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llwynypia and Penrhys.
Llwynypia
Village
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Llwynypia is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Tonypandy in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. Before 1850 a lightly populated rural farming area, Llwynypia experienced a population boom between 1860 and 1920 with the sinking of several coal mines after the discovery of large coal deposits throughout the Rhondda Valleys.
Penrhys
Village
Gelli
Town
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Gelli is a village in the Rhondda Fawr valley, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, situated on the southern bank of the Rhondda Fawr River. Gelli is a former coal mining village which is a district of the community of Ystrad.
Ystrad
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.64391° or 51° 38′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.45895° or 3° 27′ 32″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
9C3RJGVR+HCGeoNames ID
13267831
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