Pontygwaith
Pontygwaith is a historic site in Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Pontygwaith is situated nearby to Crow’s Quarry, as well as near the peak Craig-yr-Efail.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quakers Yard railway station and Merthyr Vale railway station.
Quakers Yard railway station
Railway station
Photo: Duncan and Gareth Alderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quakers Yard railway station serves the village of Edwardsville in the community of Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Tydfil branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Quakers Yard railway station is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Pontygwaith.
Merthyr Vale railway station
Railway station
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Merthyr Vale railway station serves the villages of Merthyr Vale and Aberfan in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Merthyr Vale railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of Pontygwaith.
Penrhiwceiber railway station
Railway station
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Penrhiwceiber railway station serves the village of Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line between the town of Mountain Ash and the village of Abercynon. Penrhiwceiber railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Pontygwaith.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Treharris and Quakers Yard.
Treharris
Town
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Treharris is a town and community in the Taff Bargoed Valley in the south of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, South Wales. It is located about 0.6 miles west of Trelewis, from which it is separated by the Taff Bargoed river, and 0.9 miles from Nelson in Caerphilly county borough and has a population of 6,356 from the 2011 Census.
Quakers Yard
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quakers Yard or Quaker's Yard is a village in the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, situated where the Taff Bargoed Valley joins the Taff Valley. The settlement is part of the community of Treharris.
Merthyr Vale
Village
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Merthyr Vale is a linear village and community in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Lying on the A4054 road it is on the east bank of the River Taff.
Pontygwaith
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.66889° or 51° 40′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.33204° or 3° 19′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C3RMM99+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2547040034OpenStreetMap feature
historic=hamlet
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