Aberfan The Grove
Aberfan The Grove is a bus stop in Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Aberfan The Grove is situated nearby to Ynysowen Community Primary School, as well as near the community center Aberfan & Merthyr Vale Community Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merthyr Vale railway station and Troed-y-rhiw railway station.
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 1 mile south of Aberfan The Grove.
Troed-y-rhiw railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troed-y-rhiw railway station serves the village of Troed-y-rhiw in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Troed-y-rhiw railway station is situated 1 mile north of Aberfan The Grove.
Aberfan Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY 3.0.
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 2,900 feet southwest of Aberfan The Grove.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberfan and Merthyr Vale.
Aberfan
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 The Grove
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.69885° or 51° 41′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.34311° or 3° 20′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C3RMMX4+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 9174255094OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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Highlights include Ynysowen Community Primary School and Aberfan & Merthyr Vale Community Centre.
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