Rhigos Halt railway station served the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, from 1911 to 1964 on the Vale of Neath Railway.
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Hirwaun Pond Halt railway station served the industrial estate in Hirwaun, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1941 to 1964 on the Vale of Neath Railway.
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Cefn Rhigos ridge Rhigos') is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district.
It is the most westerly named settlement of the Cynon Valley. The border with the Vale of Neath lies a few hundred yards to the west.
Bethel Methodist chapel dates from 1860. With a plain architectural style, it has semi-circular arch windows and a central porch. It was originally built in 1839. The present structure was extended in 1905.
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Woodland Park and Pontpren is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. The site consists of three separate blocks of land, approximately 1 km south of the village of Penderyn.
The Countryside Council for Wales states that the site has been categorised as a Site of Special Interest "...for the Marsh Fritillary butterfly. Additional special interest is provided by its mixture of habitat types, including marshy grassland, dry acid and neutral grassland, heathland and woodland, which add to the ecological and biodiversity interest of the site and which also provide food and shelter necessary for the survival of the Marsh Fritillary."
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Dinas Rock is a high promontory of Carboniferous Limestone which rises between the Afon Mellte and its left-bank tributary, the Afon Sychryd on the border between the county of Powys and the county borough of Neath Port Talbot in south Wales. It can be found near the village of Pontneddfechan near Glyn Neath at the head of the Vale of Neath. It derives its name from the presence of Iron Age earthworks on its summit, dinas in Welsh signifying a defensive site or "city".
History
The station was opened on 1 May 1911 by the Great Western Railway. It closed on 15 June 1964.
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