Keeper’s Pond
Keeper’s Pond is a lake in Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Keeper’s Pond is situated nearby to the locality Pwll Du, as well as near the village Garn-yr-erw.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: pond in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Forge Pond”, “Keepers Pond”, and “Pen-ffordd-goch Pond”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blaenavon Ironworks and Big Pit National Coal Museum.
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.
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.
Blorenge
Peak
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blorenge, also called The Blorenge, is a prominent hill overlooking the valley of the River Usk near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is situated in the southeastern corner of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaenavon and Abergavenny.
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.
Abergavenny
Photo: Mentifisto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abergavenny is a town of 12,500 people in Monmouthshire in southeast Wales. A thriving town, Abergavenny prides itself as a gateway to South Wales and the eastern gateway to the Brecon Beacons National Park where you can enjoy a relaxing short break or longer holiday amidst beautiful countryside.
Brynmawr
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynmawr is a market town, community and electoral ward in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. The town, sometimes cited as the highest town in Wales, is situated at 1,250 to 1,500 feet above sea level at the head of the South Wales Valleys.
Keeper’s Pond
- Categories: reservoir, artificial pond, and body of water
- Location: Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.7915° or 51° 47′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.0814° or 3° 4′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C3RQWR9+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 69583882OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q107676763
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Venetian to Welsh—“Keeper’s Pond” goes by many names.
- Venetian: “Stagno Pen-ffordd-goch”
- Welsh: “Pwll Pen-ffordd-goch”
- Welsh: “Pwll y Ceidwad”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pwll Du and Garn-yr-erw.
Notable Places Nearby
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