The Big Arch
The Big Arch is a bridge in Abersychan, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. The Big Arch is situated nearby to the historic building British Colliery Pumping Engine House, as well as near Noddfa Baptist Church.Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former British Ironworks Office And Foundry Quadrangle and High Street Baptist Church.
Former British Ironworks Office And Foundry Quadrangle
Ruins
Photo: Robevans123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Former British Ironworks Office And Foundry Quadrangle is a ruins, which is situated 990 feet northwest of The Big Arch.
High Street Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Street Baptist Church is situated 1,600 feet east of The Big Arch.
Church of St Thomas
Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Thomas is situated 1,900 feet north of The Big Arch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talywain and Abersychan.
Talywain
Suburb
Talywain is situated in Garndiffaith, Abersychan and Pentwyn in Torfaen in south east Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Abersychan
Town
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abersychan is a town and community north of Pontypool in Torfaen, Wales, and lies within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent.
Snatchwood
Suburb
Snatchwood is a small suburb to the north of Pontypool, Torfaen in Wales. It is part of the Pen Tranch community and situated between Abersychan and Pontnewynydd.
The Big Arch
- Type: Bridge
- Description: Grade II listed building in Abersychan. Located next to the B4246 and carries a disused railway embankment across a disused railway line now a track. The arch forms the visual and actual gateway to the former British Ironworks area.
- Categories: railway bridge and transportation
- Location: Abersychan, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.72526° or 51° 43′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.07279° or 3° 4′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C3RPWGG+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1140608042OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q29492683
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In Other Languages
“The Big Arch” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Y Bwa Mawr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include British Colliery Pumping Engine House and Noddfa Baptist Church.
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