Aberfan Wingfield Street
Aberfan Wingfield Street is a bus stop in Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Aberfan Wingfield Street is situated nearby to Aberfan Methodist Church, as well as near the chapel Capel Aberfan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aberfan Cemetery and Merthyr Vale railway station.
Aberfan Cemetery
Cemetery
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Aberfan Cemetery is a cemetery near the village of Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of five cemeteries in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, and is particularly well known for the graves of 144 victims of the Aberfan disaster in 1966, when a colliery coal tip collapsed and killed many people in the village of Aberfan. Aberfan Cemetery is situated 820 feet southwest of Aberfan Wingfield Street.
Merthyr Vale railway station
Railway station
Photo: Duncan and Gareth Alderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3,100 feet southeast of Aberfan Wingfield Street.
Afon Tâf High School
School
Afon Tâf High School is an 11–16 mixed secondary school in Troed-y-rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. Afon Tâf is the Welsh language name of the River Taff which flows past the school. Afon Tâf High School is situated 1 mile north of Aberfan Wingfield Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberfan and Merthyr Vale.
Aberfan
Village
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Aberfan is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. On 21 October 1966, in the Aberfan disaster, a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
Merthyr Vale
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Troed-y-rhiw
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troed-y-rhiw is a village and community in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the 2011 census was 5,296. It features the Troed-y-rhiw railway station.
Aberfan Wingfield Street
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.69329° or 51° 41′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.34607° or 3° 20′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C3RMMV3+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 9174255077OpenStreetMap feature
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