Risca and Pontymister
Risca and Pontymister railway station is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in south-east Wales. It serves the village of Pontymister and the town of Risca.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Risca Library and The Grove.
Risca Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Risca Library is situated 2,000 feet west of Risca and Pontymister.
The Grove
Pub
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grove is a pub, which is situated 970 feet south of Risca and Pontymister.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontymister and Risca.
Risca
Town
Photo: Rudi Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Risca is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It has a population of 11,228.
Lower Machen
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Machen is a small hamlet at the very western edge of the city of Newport, South Wales. It is adjacent to the A468 road, south-east of Machen in the county borough of Caerphilly. Lower Machen is situated 1½ miles southwest of Risca and Pontymister.
Risca and Pontymister
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Risca, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.60564° or 51° 36′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.0915° or 3° 5′ 29″ westNetwork
National RailOpen location code
9C3RJW45+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 1411287286OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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In Other Languages
“Risca and Pontymister” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Rhisga a Phont-y-meistr”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Risca and Pontymister and Masons Arms.
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