Gilfach
Gilfach is the small district that lies between Bargoed and Pengam, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, seven miles north of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gilfach Fargoed railway station and Pengam railway station.
Gilfach Fargoed railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilfach Fargoed railway station is a railway station serving the village of Gilfach, in Caerphilly county borough, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.
Pengam railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pengam railway station is situated in Pengam on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network in South Wales. It is also the nearest station to the town of Blackwood and is the second busiest station on the Rhymney Line, after Caerphilly.
Bargoed railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bargoed railway station serves the town of Bargoed in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network and is located close to the Bargoed Interchange bus station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bargoed and Penpedairheol.
Bargoed
Town
Photo: Kev Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bargoed is a town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, one of the South Wales Valleys. It lies on the Rhymney River in the county borough of Caerphilly.
Penpedairheol
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penpedairheol is a village situated in the Rhymney Valleys, South Wales. It is located between Pengam, Gelligaer, Bargoed, Hengoed and Cefn Hengoed in the centre of Caerphilly borough, in the historic boundaries of Glamorgan.
Pengam
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pengam is a former coal village and community in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly county borough, in Wales. It is also a community, containing itself and the nearby village of Fleur de Lys, and at the 2001 census it has a population of 3,842, rising slightly to 3,848 at the 2011 Census.
Gilfach
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Caerphilly, Wales, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Bargoed, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.67926° or 51° 40′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.22752° or 3° 13′ 39″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
9C3RMQHC+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 636114610OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Gilfach” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Gilfach”
- Dutch: “Gilfach”
- French: “Gilfach”
- Irish: “Gilfach”
- Welsh: “Gilfach”
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