Keeper’s Pond
Keeper’s Pond is a parking area in Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Keeper’s Pond is situated nearby to the pond Pound David-Morgan-Rosser, as well as near the quarry Blaen Pig Sandstone Quarries.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Keeper’s Pond and Blaenavon Ironworks.
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 1 mile south of Keeper’s Pond.
Ogof Draenen
Cave
Ogof Draenen entrance is located at Pwll Du, north of Blaenavon, Monmouthshire. At 66 kilometres it is the longest cave system in Wales and the second longest in Great Britain behind the Three Counties System on the Cumbria/Lancashire/Yorkshire border. Ogof Draenen is situated 1 mile northwest of Keeper’s Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pwll Du and Blaenavon.
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.
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.
Govilon
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Govilon is a small Welsh village located between Llanfoist and Gilwern near Abergavenny in north Monmouthshire. It is part of the community of Llanfoist Fawr. The population was 1,447 in 2011. Govilon is situated 2 miles north of Keeper’s Pond.
Keeper’s Pond
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.79031° or 51° 47′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.08176° or 3° 4′ 54″ westOperator
Monmouthshire County CouncilOpen location code
9C3RQWR9+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 30503182OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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