Margam Opencast Coal Mine
Margam Opencast Coal Mine is a quarry in Cefn Cribwr, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Margam Opencast Coal Mine is situated nearby to the museum Cefn Junction, as well as near the ruins Cefn Cribwr Ironworks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pyle railway station and Tondu railway station.
Pyle railway station
Railway station
Pyle railway station is a minor station in Pyle in Bridgend county borough, south Wales. The station is located at street level at Beach Road in Pyle, 196 miles 40 chains from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud. Pyle railway station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Margam Opencast Coal Mine.
Tondu railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tondu railway station is a railway station serving the village of Tondu, Bridgend county borough, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. Tondu railway station is situated 2½ miles east of Margam Opencast Coal Mine.
The Royal Oak
Pub
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Oak is a pub, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Margam Opencast Coal Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fforddygyfraith and Kenfig Hill.
Fforddygyfraith
Hamlet
Fforddygyfraith is a village in the community of Cefn Cribwr, in the County Borough of Bridgend. The name translates as Law Street, or The Road of the Law, a reference to the road around which the village was built.
Kenfig Hill
Village
Kenfig Hill is a village in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. It is bordered by Pyle to the south-west, Cefn Cribwr to the north-east, North Cornelly to the south and Moel Ton-Mawr mountain to the north.
Pyle
Town
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. This large village is served by the A48 road, and lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of the M4 motorway, and is therefore only a half-hour journey from the capital city of Wales, Cardiff. Pyle is situated 2 miles southwest of Margam Opencast Coal Mine.
Margam Opencast Coal Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Cefn Cribwr, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.54279° or 51° 32′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.6516° or 3° 39′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C3RG8VX+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 28242632OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cefn Junction and Cefn Cribwr Ironworks.
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