Brecon View Winchfawr Substation
Brecon View Winchfawr Substation is an electrical substation in Cyfarthfa, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Brecon View Winchfawr Substation is situated nearby to the playground Heolgerrig Park, as well as near Heolgerrig Community School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Joseph Parry’s Cottage and Merthyr Tydfil College.
Joseph Parry’s Cottage
Museum
Photo: Trehywel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Joseph Parry's Cottage, also known as 4 Chapel Row, is a cottage located in Merthyr Tydfil, in South Wales. Built in the early 19th century for ironworkers, the cottage is best known as the birthplace of the famous Welsh composer Joseph Parry. Joseph Parry’s Cottage is situated 1¼ miles east of Brecon View Winchfawr Substation.
Merthyr Tydfil College
University
Merthyr Tydfil College is a further education college located in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. From May 2006 to April 2013, it was a constituent college of the University of Glamorgan and thereafter, a college of the University of South Wales. Merthyr Tydfil College is situated 1¼ miles east of Brecon View Winchfawr Substation.
Pont-y-Cafnau
Bridge
Photo: John Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pont-y-Cafnau, is a 14.2-metre long iron truss bridge over the River Taff in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The bridge was designed by Watkin George and built in 1793 for his employer, the Cyfarthfa Ironworks, to support both a tramway and an aqueduct to carry limestone and water into the works. Pont-y-Cafnau is situated 1 mile northeast of Brecon View Winchfawr Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heolgerrig and Cefn-coed-y-cymmer.
Heolgerrig
Suburb
Photo: Bonelli, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heolgerrig is a small village in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. It is part of the community of Cyfarthfa. It lies just west of Merthyr Tydfil, and is separated from it by the main A470 trunk road.
Cefn-coed-y-cymmer
Suburb
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Cefn-coed-y-cymmer is a small community on the northwestern edge of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales. It is situated in the neck of land between the rivers Taf Fawr and Taf Fechan at their confluence.
Merthyr Tydfil
Photo: Lloergi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Merthyr Tydfil is a town and County Borough in South Wales in the historic county of Glamorgan on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Brecon View Winchfawr Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Cyfarthfa, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.74568° or 51° 44′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.41175° or 3° 24′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C3RPHWQ+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 1300053702
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Highlights include Heolgerrig Park and Heolgerrig Community School.
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