Aberpennar Gorllewin

Community in Glamorgan

Wales

Aberpennar Gorllewin

Penrhiw Cradoc Rifle Butts Presumably a WWII practice range. — Penrhiw Cradoc Rifle Butts Credit: Alan Hughes

Aberpennar Gorllewin is a community located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales. It is situated in the Cynon Valley, between the towns of Abercynon and Mountain Ash.

The community is known for its beautiful natural surroundings, with the River Cynon flowing through it and the nearby Brecon Beacons National Park offering stunning landscapes for outdoor activities. Aberpennar Gorllewin is also home to a number of parks and green spaces, providing residents with ample opportunities for leisure and recreation.

The community has a rich industrial heritage, with coal mining being a significant part of its past. However, in recent years, the economy has diversified, and there are now a variety of industries and businesses operating in the area.

Aberpennar Gorllewin has a close-knit community, with a range of amenities and services to cater to the needs of its residents. There are several schools, healthcare facilities, and shopping centers in the area, ensuring that locals have access to essential services.

Transportation is also well-served in Aberpennar Gorllewin, with regular bus services connecting the community to neighboring towns and cities. The nearby train station in Abercynon provides further transport links, making it easy for residents to commute to work or explore other areas of Wales.

Overall, Aberpennar Gorllewin is a vibrant community with a mix of natural beauty, industrial history, and modern amenities, making it an attractive place to live, work, and visit.

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Aberpennar Gorllewin Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 51.6785/-3.392268 or Grid Reference ST0398. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Penrhiw Cradoc Rifle Butts

Presumably a WWII practice range.

Alan Hughes

Snaking wall

Stone wall snaking across early winter landscape above Mountain Ash.

Alan Hughes

Moorland track

Alan Hughes

Mountain Ash War Memorial

Alan Hughes

Gorsedd Circle, Mountain Ash

The National Eisteddfod was held in Mountain Ash in 1905.

Alan Hughes

Ordnance Survey Rivet

This OS rivet can be found on the concrete base of the railings NE side of the road. It marks a point 212.674m above mean sea level.

Adrian Dust

Mountain Ash Golf Club

Alan Hughes

Road bridge over disused railway

The line used to run due north serving colliery and quarry workings near Gelliddu.

Alan Hughes

Disused mineral line bridge Abercwmboi

This bridge is built of the scrap of other railway bridges and is now disused

nantcoly

Strand Street, Newtown, Mountain Ash

This is a photo taken of Strand Street after the coal tip was taking away that was behind the houses on the left hand side, the photo was taken from Perthcelyn.

Rhiannon Wood

Oxford Street, Mountain Ash

Kev Griffin

Fields and Walls

Steve Sheppard

Abandoned Quarry

Steve Sheppard

Rock Overhang

One of several outcrops of rock in this part of the forest

Steve Sheppard

Forest Road

Steve Sheppard

Waddle Fan, Deep Duffryn Colliery, formerly Nixon's Navigation Colliery.

Circa 1880 steam driven Waddle fan for ventilating the pit. Standby until 1967. The 40' fan has been cut-up but the driving steam engine is at Big Pit Mining Museum. Colin Bowden writes as follows - The fan engine was installed at Nixon's Navigation Colliery (North Pit), but the two shafts of this were taken over and used for pumping and ventilation by Deep Duffryn Colliery, for which the Waddle fan was used as a standby ventilator until 1967, when it was condemned. I don't know when the change occurred - it seems that Nixon's Navigation was never operated by the NCB, so it was presumably before nationalisation. This site has also been called Abergorki colliery by various authors.

Chris Allen