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Cwm yr Argoed

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Cwm yr Argoed

Hen bont reilffordd / Old railway bridge Hen bont reilffordd fwynol yn rhychwantu Afon Nedd. A former mineral railway bridge spanning the Neath River.
Hen bont reilffordd / Old railway bridge Credit: Alan Richards

Cwm yr Argoed is a small village located in the valley of Glamorgan, Wales. Situated within the beautiful countryside, the village offers stunning views of rolling hills and lush green fields. It is nestled in the heart of the valley, surrounded by a picturesque landscape.

The village is home to a tight-knit community, with a population of approximately 500 residents. It has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, where neighbors often gather for social events and support one another. The community spirit is evident in the local events and activities that take place throughout the year.

Cwm yr Argoed is known for its natural beauty and is a popular destination for hikers and nature enthusiasts. The nearby hills and valleys provide ample opportunities for outdoor exploration, with numerous walking trails and scenic spots to discover. The area is also rich in wildlife, offering a chance to spot various species of birds, mammals, and flora.

Despite its rural location, the village is well-connected to nearby towns and cities. The town of Caerphilly is just a short drive away, offering a range of amenities including shops, restaurants, and leisure facilities. Additionally, the capital city of Cardiff is easily accessible by both car and public transport.

Overall, Cwm yr Argoed is a charming village that offers a peaceful and idyllic lifestyle amidst the natural beauty of the Glamorgan Valley. It is a place where residents can enjoy the tranquility of rural living while still being within reach of urban conveniences.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 51.722873/-3.6330821 or Grid Reference SN8703. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Hen bont reilffordd / Old railway bridge Hen bont reilffordd fwynol yn rhychwantu Afon Nedd. A former mineral railway bridge spanning the Neath River.
Hen bont reilffordd / Old railway bridge
Hen bont reilffordd fwynol yn rhychwantu Afon Nedd. A former mineral railway bridge spanning the Neath River.
Pont yr A465 / A465 bridge Pont ffordd ddeuol yr A465 yn rhychwantu Afon Nedd. An A465 dual carriageway bridge spanning the River Neath.
Pont yr A465 / A465 bridge
Pont ffordd ddeuol yr A465 yn rhychwantu Afon Nedd. An A465 dual carriageway bridge spanning the River Neath.
Hen adeilad diwydiannol / An old industrial building Llwybr ceffyl yn mynd heibio, wrth ei olwg, hen adeilad diwydiannol. A bridleway passing, by its appearance, an old industrial building.
Hen adeilad diwydiannol / An old industrial building
Llwybr ceffyl yn mynd heibio, wrth ei olwg, hen adeilad diwydiannol. A bridleway passing, by its appearance, an old industrial building.
Llwybr ceffyl erydog / Eroded bridleway Llwybr ceffyl wedi'i erydu gan nant. A bridleway having been eroded by a stream.
Llwybr ceffyl erydog / Eroded bridleway
Llwybr ceffyl wedi'i erydu gan nant. A bridleway having been eroded by a stream.
Llwybr ceffyl i Gwmgwrach / Bridleway to Cwmgwrach Llwybr ceffyl yn mynd drwy'r coed i gyfeiriad Cwmgwrach. A woodland bridleway heading towards Cwmgwrach (trans. [witch / hag [river] valley).
Llwybr ceffyl i Gwmgwrach / Bridleway to Cwmgwrach
Llwybr ceffyl yn mynd drwy'r coed i gyfeiriad Cwmgwrach. A woodland bridleway heading towards Cwmgwrach (trans. [witch / hag [river] valley).
Llwybr ceffyl i Gwmgwrach / Bridleway to Cwmgwrach Llwybr ceffyl yn mynd drwy'r coed i gyfeiriad Cwmgwrach. A wooded bridleway heading in the direction of Cwmgwrach (trans. witch / hag [river] valley).
Llwybr ceffyl i Gwmgwrach / Bridleway to Cwmgwrach
Llwybr ceffyl yn mynd drwy'r coed i gyfeiriad Cwmgwrach. A wooded bridleway heading in the direction of Cwmgwrach (trans. witch / hag [river] valley).
Parish Road / Ffordd y Ffirad Llwybr troed cyhoeddus yn gadael Ffordd y Ffirad (Offeiriad). A public footpath exits Parish Road.
Parish Road / Ffordd y Ffirad
Llwybr troed cyhoeddus yn gadael Ffordd y Ffirad (Offeiriad). A public footpath exits Parish Road.
Llwybr cyhoeddus i'r coed / Public footpath to woods Llwybr troed cyhoeddus yn mynd i mewn i'r coed. A public footpath heads into the woods.
Llwybr cyhoeddus i'r coed / Public footpath to woods
Llwybr troed cyhoeddus yn mynd i mewn i'r coed. A public footpath heads into the woods.
Parish Road / Ffordd y Ffirad Ffordd y Ffirad (Offeiriad), hen heol i Lyncorrwg. Parish Road, and old thoroughfare to Glyncorrwg (trans. [river] Corrwg valley).
Parish Road / Ffordd y Ffirad
Ffordd y Ffirad (Offeiriad), hen heol i Lyncorrwg. Parish Road, and old thoroughfare to Glyncorrwg (trans. [river] Corrwg valley).
Pownd ger Cwm Rhyd-y-gau / Pool near Cwm Rhyd-gau Pownd ger Cwm Rhyd-y-gau ac wedi ei gwato'n dda. A pool near Cwm Rhyd-y-Gau (trans. ford of the ?hollow valley) and very well hidden.
Pownd ger Cwm Rhyd-y-gau / Pool near Cwm Rhyd-gau
Pownd ger Cwm Rhyd-y-gau ac wedi ei gwato'n dda. A pool near Cwm Rhyd-y-Gau (trans. ford of the ?hollow valley) and very well hidden.
Pownd ger Cwm Rhyd-y-gau / Pool near Cwm Rhyd-y-gau Pownd ger Cwm Rhyd-y-gau ac wedi ei gwato'n dda. A pool near Cwm Rhyd-y-gau (trans. ford of the ?hollow valley) and very well hidden.
Pownd ger Cwm Rhyd-y-gau / Pool near Cwm Rhyd-y-gau
Pownd ger Cwm Rhyd-y-gau ac wedi ei gwato'n dda. A pool near Cwm Rhyd-y-gau (trans. ford of the ?hollow valley) and very well hidden.
Heol ger cyn safle glo brig / A road near the former opencast site Heol ger cyn safle glo brig Seler. An abandoned road near the former Seler opencast site.
Heol ger cyn safle glo brig / A road near the former opencast site
Heol ger cyn safle glo brig Seler. An abandoned road near the former Seler opencast site.
Ffarm Pen-y-cae / Pen-y-cae Farm Adfeilion Ffarm Pen-y-cae ac am y rhan fwyaf o'r 19g bu teulu'r Harries (Harry gynt) yn byw yma ac yn ffarmio tuag 300 o erwau. Yn 1871 y deiliaid oedd William Harris, ei wraig Gwenllian a'u hwyth o blant. Erbyn 1901 roedd Gwenllian, bellach yn widw 72 oed ac yn uniaith Gymraeg, wedi symud gyda'i mab a'i merch i fyw mewn anhedd-dy o'r enw Abergwerlych. The ruined Pen-y-cae Farm (trans. top of the field) and for most of the nineteenth century it was home to the Harris family (formerly Harry) who farmed approximately 300 acres. In 1871 the occupants were William Harris, his wife Gwenllian and their eight children. By 1901 Gwenllian, now a 72 year old widow and a Welsh speaking monoglot, had moved with her son and daughter to a property known as Abergwrelych.
Ffarm Pen-y-cae / Pen-y-cae Farm
Adfeilion Ffarm Pen-y-cae ac am y rhan fwyaf o'r 19g bu teulu'r Harries (Harry gynt) yn byw yma ac yn ffarmio tuag 300 o erwau. Yn 1871 y deiliaid oedd William Harris, ei wraig Gwenllian a'u hwyth o blant. Erbyn 1901 roedd Gwenllian, bellach yn widw 72 oed ac yn uniaith Gymraeg, wedi symud gyda'i mab a'i merch i fyw mewn anhedd-dy o'r enw Abergwerlych. The ruined Pen-y-cae Farm (trans. top of the field) and for most of the nineteenth century it was home to the Harris family (formerly Harry) who farmed approximately 300 acres. In 1871 the occupants were William Harris, his wife Gwenllian and their eight children. By 1901 Gwenllian, now a 72 year old widow and a Welsh speaking monoglot, had moved with her son and daughter to a property known as Abergwrelych.
Ffarm Pen-y-cae / Pen-y-cae Farm Adfeilion Ffarm Pen-y-cae ac am y rhan fwyaf o'r 19g bu teulu'r Harries (Harry gynt) yn byw yma ac yn ffarmio tuag 300 o erwau. Yn 1871 y deiliaid oedd William Harris, ei wraig Gwenllian a'u hwyth o blant. Erbyn 1901 roedd Gwenllian, bellach yn widw 72 oed ac yn uniaith Gymraeg, wedi symud gyda'i mab a'i merch i fyw mewn anhedd-dy o'r enw Abergwerlych. The ruined Pen-y-cae Farm (trans. top of the field) and for most of the nineteenth century it was home to the Harris family (formerly Harry) who farmed approximately 300 acres. In 1871 the occupants were William Harris, his wife Gwenllian and their eight children. By 1901 Gwenllian, a 72 year old widow and a Welsh speaking monoglot, had moved with her son and daughter to a property known as Abergwrelych.
Ffarm Pen-y-cae / Pen-y-cae Farm
Adfeilion Ffarm Pen-y-cae ac am y rhan fwyaf o'r 19g bu teulu'r Harries (Harry gynt) yn byw yma ac yn ffarmio tuag 300 o erwau. Yn 1871 y deiliaid oedd William Harris, ei wraig Gwenllian a'u hwyth o blant. Erbyn 1901 roedd Gwenllian, bellach yn widw 72 oed ac yn uniaith Gymraeg, wedi symud gyda'i mab a'i merch i fyw mewn anhedd-dy o'r enw Abergwerlych. The ruined Pen-y-cae Farm (trans. top of the field) and for most of the nineteenth century it was home to the Harris family (formerly Harry) who farmed approximately 300 acres. In 1871 the occupants were William Harris, his wife Gwenllian and their eight children. By 1901 Gwenllian, a 72 year old widow and a Welsh speaking monoglot, had moved with her son and daughter to a property known as Abergwrelych.
Cyffordd o draciau / Junction of tracks Cyffordd o draciau ger Pen-y-cae. Y trac ar y dde yw Heol y Ffirad (Offeiriad), hen ffordd a oedd yn mynd i Eglwys Glyncorrwg. Yma hefyd y safai anhedd-dy o'r enw Seler, enw a roddwyd ar safle glo brig a oedd yn weithredol hyd at ychydig flynyddoedd yn ol. A junction of tracks near Pen-y-cae. The track on the right is the Parish Road, and old route to Glyncorrwg Church. Also at this location stood a property known as Seler, a name given to an open cast site that was operative until a few years ago.
Cyffordd o draciau / Junction of tracks
Cyffordd o draciau ger Pen-y-cae. Y trac ar y dde yw Heol y Ffirad (Offeiriad), hen ffordd a oedd yn mynd i Eglwys Glyncorrwg. Yma hefyd y safai anhedd-dy o'r enw Seler, enw a roddwyd ar safle glo brig a oedd yn weithredol hyd at ychydig flynyddoedd yn ol. A junction of tracks near Pen-y-cae. The track on the right is the Parish Road, and old route to Glyncorrwg Church. Also at this location stood a property known as Seler, a name given to an open cast site that was operative until a few years ago.
Heol las i Ben-y-cae / A green lane to Pen-y-cae Heol las yn agosau at Ffarm Pen-y-cae. A green lane approaching Pen-y-cae Farm (trans. top of the field).
Heol las i Ben-y-cae / A green lane to Pen-y-cae
Heol las yn agosau at Ffarm Pen-y-cae. A green lane approaching Pen-y-cae Farm (trans. top of the field).
Pownd ger Pen-y-cae / Pool near Pen-y-cae Pownd ger Pen-y-cae. A pool near Pen-y-cae (trans. top of the field).
Pownd ger Pen-y-cae / Pool near Pen-y-cae
Pownd ger Pen-y-cae. A pool near Pen-y-cae (trans. top of the field).
Llwybr coedog / Wooded path Llwybr dymunol yn mynd drwy'r coed a oedd gynt yn heol a ai o Flaengwrach i Lyncorrwg a elwir Ffordd y Ffirad (Offeiriad), pellter oddeutu 6 milltir. A pleasant path going through a wood which is in fact the old Parish Road the went from Blaengwrach (trans. upper reaches of the witch's stream) to Glyncorrwg (trans. [river] Corrwg valley), a distance of approximately 6 miles.
Llwybr coedog / Wooded path
Llwybr dymunol yn mynd drwy'r coed a oedd gynt yn heol a ai o Flaengwrach i Lyncorrwg a elwir Ffordd y Ffirad (Offeiriad), pellter oddeutu 6 milltir. A pleasant path going through a wood which is in fact the old Parish Road the went from Blaengwrach (trans. upper reaches of the witch's stream) to Glyncorrwg (trans. [river] Corrwg valley), a distance of approximately 6 miles.
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Cwm yr Argoed is located at Grid Ref: SN8703 (Lat: 51.722873, Lng: -3.6330821)

Unitary Authority: Neath Port Talbot

Police Authority: South Wales

What 3 Words

///hazel.detail.fell. Near Glyn-neath, Neath Port Talbot

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