Graigwen
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pontypridd Library and Pontypridd Market and Town Hall.
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 Pwllgwaun and Hopkinstown.
Pwllgwaun
Village
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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.
Hopkinstown
Village
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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.
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
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.60725° or 51° 36′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.3471° or 3° 20′ 50″ westElevation
361 feet (110 metres)Open location code
9C3RJM43+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 636056020OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Graigwen” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Graigwen”
- Dutch: “Graigwen”
- French: “Graigwen”
- Irish: “Graigwen”
- Welsh: “Graigwen”
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