Hirwaun Common
Hirwaun Common is a heath in Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Hirwaun Common is situated nearby to the peak Mynydd-y-glog, as well as near the reservoir Nant Moel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mynydd-y-glog and Hirwaun Library.
Mynydd-y-glog
Peak
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd-y-glog is a hill just east of the village of Penderyn in the northern corner of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff in south Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark.
Hirwaun Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hirwaun Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Hirwaun Common.
Moel Penderyn
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moel Penderyn is a hill on the edge of Penderyn village, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It also appeared on older maps as 'Y Foel Penderyn'. Moel Penderyn is situated 2½ miles west of Hirwaun Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penderyn and Hirwaun.
Penderyn
Village
Photo: JTreg62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun. The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird". Penderyn is situated 2 miles west of Hirwaun Common.
Hirwaun
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. Hirwaun is situated 2 miles southwest of Hirwaun Common.
Penywaun
Village
Penywaun is a community, electoral ward and north-western suburb of Aberdare in the Cynon Valley within the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. At the 2011 census, the population of the ward was registered as 3,063. Penywaun is situated 2½ miles south of Hirwaun Common.
Hirwaun Common
- Type: Heath
- Location: Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.76372° or 51° 45′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.48621° or 3° 29′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C3RQG77+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1427291175OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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