Cwmogwr Forest
Cwmogwr Forest is a coniferous forest in River Garw, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Cwmogwr Forest is situated nearby to the town Pontycymer, as well as near the village Blaengarw.Places of Interest
Highlights include Garth railway station and Maesteg railway station.
Garth railway station
Railway station
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Garth railway station is a railway station serving the village of Garth, Bridgend, Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. The station is known as Garth in order to differentiate it from Garth.
Maesteg railway station
Railway station
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Maesteg railway station is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Maesteg in Wales. It is located adjacent to the Ewenny Road Industrial Estate to the south of Maesteg on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend.
Mynydd Llangeinwyr
Peak
Mynydd Llangeinwyr is the highest hill in the county borough of Bridgend in the coalfield of South Wales. It forms a long north–south ridge between the valleys of Cwm Garw to the west and Cwm Ogwr Fawr to the east.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangynwyd and Maesteg.
Llangynwyd
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Llangynwyd is a village 2 miles to the south of Maesteg, in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. There are two parts to Llangynwyd, the larger more recent village is simply known as Llangynwyd while the smaller much older part which contains St Cynwyds church is locally known as "Top Llan".
Maesteg
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Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot.
Pontycymer
Town
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Pontycymer, also spelt Pontycymmer, is a former mining village in Wales. It is situated in the Garw Valley, in Bridgend County Borough, about 7 miles or 11 km north of the town of Bridgend.
Cwmogwr Forest
- Type: Coniferous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: River Garw, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6109° or 51° 36′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.5943° or 3° 35′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C3RJC64+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 163290659OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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