Cwmtillery Lake
Cwmtillery Lake is a reservoir in Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Cwmtillery Lake is situated nearby to the peak Mynydd James, as well as near the church St Paul’s.- Type: Body of water
- Description: reservoir in Cwmtillery
- Also known as: “Cwmtillery” and “Cwmtillery Reservoir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coity Mountain and Big Pit National Coal Museum.
Coity Mountain
Peak
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coity Mountain is a flat-topped mountain in the South Wales Valleys, between Blaenavon and Abertillery. The highest points of both Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent unitary authorities are at the summit of Coity Mountain.
Big Pit National Coal Museum
Museum
Photo: Arafi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 as a charitable trust called the Big Pit Trust. Big Pit National Coal Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cwmtillery Lake.
Big Pit Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Big Pit Halt railway station is a railway station on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage line, adjacent to Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Wales. Big Pit Halt railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cwmtillery Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmtillery and Blaina.
Cwmtillery
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Cwmtillery is a ward of Abertillery. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it is part of the administrative area of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, Wales.
Blaina
Town
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaina is a town, situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Brynmawr and Abertillery in the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent, ancient parish of Aberystruth, preserved county of Gwent and historic county of Monmouthshire.
Abertillery
Town
Photo: Tylerian3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abertillery is a town and community in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It is located in the Ebbw Fach valley, and the historic county of Monmouthshire. Abertillery is situated 2 miles south of Cwmtillery Lake.
Cwmtillery Lake
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.75757° or 51° 45′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.13118° or 3° 7′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C3RQV59+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 32648020OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q107676776
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In Other Languages
“Cwmtillery Lake” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Cronfa ddŵr Cwmtillery”
- Welsh: “Llyn Cwmtyleri”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mynydd James and St Paul’s.
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