Aberdare Cenotaph
Aberdare Cenotaph is a memorial in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Aberdare Cenotaph is situated nearby to the pub The Prince of Wales Inn, as well as near the social club Cynon Valley Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Elvan’s Church and Calfaria Chapel.
St Elvan’s Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Elvan's Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the centre of the town of Aberdare. It was built in 1851–1852, largely at the instigation of John Griffith, vicar of Aberdare from 1847 until 1859.
Calfaria Chapel
Chapel
Photo: Macs15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calfaria Baptist Chapel, Aberdare, was one of the largest baptist churches in the South Wales Valleys and the oldest in the Aberdare valley. The chapel had an ornate interior, including a boarded ceiling with a deeply undercut rose, while the balcony balustrading had a cast iron front with an intricate foliage design. Calfaria Chapel is situated 590 feet southwest of Aberdare Cenotaph.
Aberdare railway station
Railway station
Photo: Avocet, Public domain.
Aberdare railway station serves the town of Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the terminus of the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line, 22½ miles north-north-west of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Aberdare railway station is situated 1,100 feet east of Aberdare Cenotaph.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abernant and Trecynon.
Abernant
Village
Photo: Aberdare Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abernant is a small village north-east of the town of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Like many in the South Wales Valleys, it was once a coal-mining village.
Trecynon
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trecynon is a village near Aberdare, situated in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It dates from the early nineteenth century and developed as a result of the opening of the Aberdare Ironworks at Llwydcoed in 1800.
Aberaman
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberaman is a village near Aberdare in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It was heavily dependent on the coal industry and the population, as a result, grew rapidly in the late nineteenth century.
Aberdare Cenotaph
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Grade II listed building in Aberdare.
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.71306° or 51° 42′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.44419° or 3° 26′ 39″ westInception
1922Open location code
9C3RPH74+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 1129768652OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q29489459
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In Other Languages
“Aberdare Cenotaph” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Cofeb Rhyfel, Victoria Square”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Prince of Wales Inn and Cynon Valley Club.
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