Forge Quarry
Forge Quarry is a quarry in Bronwydd, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Forge Quarry is situated nearby to Llwyfan Cerrig railway station, as well as near Danycoed Halt railway station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llwyfan Cerrig railway station and Danycoed Halt railway station.
Llwyfan Cerrig railway station
Railway station
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Llwyfan Cerrig is a heritage railway station on the preserved Gwili Railway. The station previously did not exist before the closure of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in 1965 and was constructed and later opened in 1988 by the Gwili Railway. Llwyfan Cerrig railway station is situated 540 feet northwest of Forge Quarry.
Danycoed Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Danycoed Halt, which is Welsh for below the trees, was built by the Gwili Railway in the late 1990s and opened in 2001. It is the current northern terminus of the line, but may become redundant when the preserved railway extends over a mile northwards into the nearby Conwyl station site and then further on up to Llanpumpsaint Station some 2+1⁄2 miles further on. Danycoed Halt railway station is situated 3,200 feet west of Forge Quarry.
Bronwydd Arms railway station
Railway station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronwydd Arms railway station, originally a stop on the now closed Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line, is the headquarters of the preserved Gwili Railway, in Wales, United Kingdom. Bronwydd Arms railway station is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Forge Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bronwydd and Llannewydd.
Bronwydd
Village
Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronwydd is a village and community in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated about three miles north of Carmarthen in the valley of the River Gwili.
Llannewydd
Village
Llannewydd or Newchurch is a parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 3 miles north of Carmarthen on the banks of the Gwili. The church was rebuilt in 1829. It is in the community of Newchurch and Merthyr. Llannewydd is situated 1½ miles southwest of Forge Quarry.
Peniel
Village
Peniel is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, 3 miles north-east of Carmarthen. Peniel is situated 2 miles southeast of Forge Quarry.
Forge Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Bronwydd, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.90717° or 51° 54′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.31639° or 4° 18′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C3QWM4M+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 108321573OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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