Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is a protected area in Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is situated nearby to the pond Pound David-Morgan-Rosser, as well as near Blaenavon Blues AFC.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blaenavon Ironworks and Keeper’s Pond.
Blaenavon Ironworks
Museum
Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenavon Ironworks is a former industrial site which is now a museum in Blaenavon, Wales. The ironworks was of crucial importance in the development of the ability to use cheap, low quality, high sulphur iron ores worldwide. Blaenavon Ironworks is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Blaenavon Industrial Landscape.
Blaenavon Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenavon Library is situated 1 mile southwest of Blaenavon Industrial Landscape.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaenavon and Pwll Du.
Blaenavon
Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenavon is a town in Torfaen, South Wales. The Blaenavon Industrial Landscape has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pwll Du
Locality
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pwll Du was a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was declared a slum in 1960 and demolished in 1963. The main employment was provided by nearby limestone quarries and by the iron works in Blaenavon.
Cwmavon
Village
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Cwmavon is a hamlet about 2 miles south of Blaenavon and 4 miles north of Pontypool. The hamlet is part of the community of Abersychan in the county borough of Torfaen in south east Wales, and is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire. Cwmavon is situated 2½ miles south of Blaenavon Industrial Landscape.
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
- Type: Protected area
- Location: Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.78271° or 51° 46′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.07664° or 3° 4′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C3RQWMF+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 1558626849
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Blaenavon Industrial Landscape” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المنظر الصناعي في بلينافون”
- Chinese: “卡莱纳冯工业区景观”
- Dutch: “Industrieel landschap van Blaenavon”
- French: “Paysage industriel de Blaenavon”
- Japanese: “ブレナヴォン産業用地”
- Russian: “Горнопромышленный ландшафт Блэнавон”
- Spanish: “Paisaje industrial de Blaenavon”
- Welsh: “Tirwedd Ddiwydiannol Blaenafon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pound David-Morgan-Rosser and Blaenavon Blues AFC.
Nearby Places
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