Aberdare
Aberdare is a railway stop in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Aberdare is situated nearby to the sports venue Sobell Leisure Centre, as well as near the marketplace Market Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aberdare railway station and Aberdare bus station.
Aberdare railway station
Railway station
Photo: Avocet, Public domain.
Aberdare railway station serves the town of Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the terminus of the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line, 22½ miles north-north-west of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Aberdare railway station is situated 490 feet southeast of Aberdare.
Aberdare bus station
Bus station
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
This is a list of bus stations in Wales:… Aberdare bus station is situated 490 feet south of Aberdare.
St Elvan’s Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Elvan's Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the centre of the town of Aberdare. It was built in 1851–1852, largely at the instigation of John Griffith, vicar of Aberdare from 1847 until 1859. St Elvan’s Church is situated 940 feet southwest of Aberdare.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abernant and Trecynon.
Abernant
Village
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Abernant is a small village north-east of the town of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Like many in the South Wales Valleys, it was once a coal-mining village.
Trecynon
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trecynon is a village near Aberdare, situated in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It dates from the early nineteenth century and developed as a result of the opening of the Aberdare Ironworks at Llwydcoed in 1800.
Aberaman
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberaman is a village near Aberdare in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It was heavily dependent on the coal industry and the population, as a result, grew rapidly in the late nineteenth century.
Aberdare
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.71434° or 51° 42′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.44144° or 3° 26′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C3RPH75+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5799806809OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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In Other Languages
“Aberdare” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Aberdâr”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aberdare RUFC and Coleg y Cymoedd Aberdare Campus.
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