Wales
County Borough of Bridgend
River Garw

Fforch-wen

Fforch-wen is a building in , , . Fforch-wen is situated nearby to the town , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mynydd Llangeinwyr and Blaenogwr Cemetery.

Peak
is the highest hill in the county borough of in the coalfield of South . It forms a long north–south ridge between the valleys of Cwm Garw to the west and to the east. is situated 2½ miles north of Fforch-wen.

Cemetery
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fforch-wen.

Church
Photo: John Finch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles south of Fforch-wen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontycymer and Wyndham.

Town
Photo: Kev Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also spelt Pontycymmer, is a former mining village in Wales. It is situated in the , in , about 7 miles or 11 km north of the town of .

Village
is a small village in the County Borough of , Wales built alongside the Ogwr Fawr tributary of the River Ogmore. The village is part of the community of the and is south of Nantymoel and north west of .

Village
Photo: eswales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the county borough of , Wales on the River Ogmore. Until the 1980's, the village's main source of income came from coal mining.

Fforch-wen

Latitude
51.60838° or 51° 36′ 30″ north
Longitude
-3.57042° or 3° 34′ 14″ west
Open location code
9C3RJC5H+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 163291211
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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Highlights include Ffaldau Primary School and Lawrence Park.

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