Ffynnon Ddu
Ffynnon Ddu is a spring in Nelson, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Ffynnon Ddu is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Views of the Several Valleys From Senghenydd, as well as near the peak Mynydd Eglwysilan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mynydd Eglwysilan and Ystrad Mynach railway station.
Mynydd Eglwysilan
Peak
Mynydd Eglwysilan is a 355-metre-high hill in the Caerphilly county borough in South Wales 3 km to the south of Nelson and a similar distance southwest of Ystrad Mynach.
Ystrad Mynach railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ystrad Mynach railway station is a railway station serving the town of Ystrad Mynach, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network. Ystrad Mynach railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Ffynnon Ddu.
Abercynon railway station
Railway station
Photo: nantcoly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abercynon railway station serves the village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Line, between Quakers Yard to the north, Penrhiwceiber to the northwest, and Pontypridd to the south. Abercynon railway station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ffynnon Ddu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Senghenydd and Cilfynydd.
Senghenydd
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Senghenydd is a former mining village in the community of Aber Valley in South Wales, approximately four miles northwest of the town of Caerphilly. Historically within the county of Glamorgan, it is now situated in the county borough of Caerphilly.
Cilfynydd
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cilfynydd is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, a mile from the South Wales Valleys town of Pontypridd, and 13 miles north of the capital city, Cardiff. Cilfynydd is situated 1½ miles west of Ffynnon Ddu.
Nelson
Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nelson is a village and community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. It sits five miles north of Caerphilly and ten miles north of Cardiff, at the lower end of the Taff Bargoed Valley, and lies adjacent to Treharris, Trelewis and Quakers Yard. Nelson is situated 2 miles north of Ffynnon Ddu.
Ffynnon Ddu
- Type: Spring
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nelson, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.62536° or 51° 37′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.28371° or 3° 17′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3RJPG8+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4743434966OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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