Thornhill
Thornhill is a large council estate on the western side of Cwmbran, Torfaen in Wales. It is adjacent to the suburbs of Greenmeadow and Upper Cwmbran and represents the most economically-improved area of Cwmbran and in the wider Torfaen area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in Torfaen, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Thornhill, Torfaen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cwmbran Library and Cwmbran bus station.
Cwmbran bus station
Bus station
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwmbran bus station is a bus terminus and interchange located in the town centre of Cwmbran, South Wales.
Congress Theatre
Theater building
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Congress Theatre is the principal theatre in Torfaen. It is located in Cwmbran Centre, Cwmbran. The front of the building is dominated by a large clock with two figures named Dai and Myfanwy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenmeadow and Fairwater.
Greenmeadow
Suburb
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenmeadow is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire, southern Wales, United Kingdom. Not to be confused with Green Meadow Golf Club, which is on the other side of Cwmbran in Croesyceiliog.
Fairwater
Suburb
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fairwater is a community and suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, in south east Wales, and was built by the Cwmbran Development Corporation between 1963 and 1966.
St Dials
Suburb
St Dials is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, in south-east Wales.
Thornhill
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Upper Cwmbran, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.65712° or 51° 39′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.04858° or 3° 2′ 55″ westElevation
617 feet (188 metres)Open location code
9C3RMX42+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 737381253OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Thornhill” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Thornhill”
- Dutch: “Thornhill, Torfaen”
- French: “Thornhill”
- Irish: “Bryn Eithin”
- Welsh: “Bryn Eithin”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thornhill Post Office and Greenmeadow Wood.
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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 “Thornhill”. Photo: fionamcallisterphotography, CC BY 2.0.