Blaencwm

Blaencwm is a village in the county borough of , Wales, lying at the head the Fawr valley. Two collieries were opened here during the Industrial Revolution, the Dunraven Colliery in 1865 and the Glenrhondda Colliery in 1911.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
  • Address: Blaencwm, Treherbert

Places of Interest

Highlights include Treherbert railway station and Ynyswen railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
serves the village of in , . It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line.

Railway station
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station serving the village of Ynyswen in , south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line. It was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway in 1986. is situated 2 miles southeast of Blaencwm.

Reservoir
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a at the top of the , in the borough of , South Wales. Parts of it fall within the communities of , and . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Blaencwm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaenrhondda and Treherbert.

Village
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the county borough of , Wales, lying at the head the Fawr valley. is a village and is part of the community of .

Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
is a village and community situated at the head of the Fawr valley in the county borough of , Wales. Historically part of .

Village
is a village in the Afan Valley, in the area of . It is in the community of Gwynfi and Croeserw,… is situated 2 miles southwest of Blaencwm.

Blaencwm

Latitude
51.67727° or 51° 40′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.56284° or 3° 33′ 46″ west
Elevation
719 feet (219 metres)
Open location code
9C3RMCGP+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 734536764
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
13268068
Wiki­data ID
Q4923806
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Blaencwm” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Blaencwm”
  • Breton: “Blaencwm”
  • Czech: “Blaencwm”
  • Dutch: “Blaencwm”
  • French: “Blaencwm”
  • Galician: “Blaencwm”
  • German: “Blaencwm”
  • Irish: “Blaencwm”
  • Scots: “Blaencwm”
  • Slovak: “Blaencwm”
  • Welsh: “Blaencwm”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hendre Wen Hotel, Blaencwm and Blaencwm Community Centre.

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