Birchgrove
Birchgrove is a locality in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Birchgrove is situated nearby to the town Porth, as well as near the village Mount Pleasant.Places of Interest
Highlights include Porth railway station and Former Porth Library.
Porth railway station
Railway station
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Porth railway station is a railway station serving the town of Porth in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Trehafod and Dinas Rhondda, 16 miles 9 chains from Cardiff Docks.
Rhondda Heritage Park
Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhondda Heritage Park, Trehafod, Rhondda, South Wales, is a tourist attraction which offers an insight into the life of the coal mining community that existed in the area until the 1980s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porth and Glynfach.
Porth
Town
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porth is a town and community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. Lying in the Rhondda Valley, it is regarded as the gateway connecting the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys due to both valleys meeting at Porth.
Glynfach
Suburb
Glynfach is a district of the community and electoral ward of Cymmer, within the town of Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf. There are no shops in Glynfach, however there is one pub - The Colliers Arms - and one parish church - St.
Cymmer
Village
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cymmer is a village and community in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. It is so named because of being located at the 'confluence' of the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach river valleys.
Birchgrove
- Type: Locality
- Location: Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.61404° or 51° 36′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.40803° or 3° 24′ 29″ westElevation
331 feet (101 metres)Open location code
9C3RJH7R+JQGeoNames ID
13269141
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