Fountain
Fountain is a level crossing in Newcastle Higher, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Fountain is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Bittern Hide, as well as near the theme park Bridgend Minature Railway.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tondu railway station and Sarn railway station.
Tondu railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tondu railway station is a railway station serving the village of Tondu, Bridgend county borough, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. Tondu railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Fountain.
Sarn railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sarn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Sarn, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. The station was opened by British Rail on 28 September 1992. Sarn railway station is situated 1 mile east of Fountain.
St Robert of Newminster Church, Aberkenfig
Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Robert of Newminster Church, Aberkenfig is situated 3,500 feet east of Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberkenfig and Tondu.
Aberkenfig
Village
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberkenfig is a village located in the County Borough of Bridgend, Wales to the north of Bridgend town. It is in the community of Newcastle Higher.
Tondu
Village
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tondu is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, located about 3 miles north of the town of Bridgend, in the community of Ynysawdre. Tondu lies on the A4063 from Bridgend to Maesteg, and was established in the late 18th century as a coal mining village servicing the Parc Slip Colliery.
Fforddygyfraith
Hamlet
Fforddygyfraith is a village in the community of Cefn Cribwr, in the County Borough of Bridgend. The name translates as Law Street, or The Road of the Law, a reference to the road around which the village was built.
Fountain
- Type: Level crossing
- Category: transportation
- Location: Newcastle Higher, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.53913° or 51° 32′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.61271° or 3° 36′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C3RG9QP+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 280416645OpenStreetMap feature
railway=level_crossing
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