Places to see in ( Pontyclun - UK )
Places to see in ( Pontyclun - UK )
Pontyclun is a village located in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Like the surrounding towns, it has seen a sharp increase in its population in the last ten years as people migrate south from the South Wales Valleys, and west from the capital city of Cardiff.
Pontyclun translates from the Welsh language as 'bridge [over] the River Clun', the Clun being a tributary of the River Ely that runs through Pontyclun. A bridge crosses the Afon Clun just above its confluence with the Ely.
The village is served by Pontyclun railway station on the South Wales Main Line. It has its own local rugby club. The village falls under the remit of Pontyclun Community Council, which represents the communities of Brynsadler, Castell y Mwnws, Groes-faen, Miskin, Mwyndy, Pontyclun, Talygarn, and Ynysddu (recently added, previously Llanharan
It was the influx of workers for the iron ore and coal mining industries, together with the coming of the South Wales Railway (in 1851) that changed Pontyclun from a 20-acre (8.1 ha) farm with just four to five households into a burgeoning Victorian industrial town. The Coedcae Colliery (first listed in 1856) and the Bute iron ore mine (which opened in October 1852) caused the population growth. By 1871, the census returns record an influx of Cornish miners who had suffered from the collapse of the copper mining industry in Cornwall. By 1870 the industries of the area had been expanded by the coming of the Ely Tin Plate Works, The Pipe Works and The Steam Joinery Company.
Pontyclun has both a football and rugby union team. Pontyclun Football Club were formed in 1896 and joined the Football Association of Wales in 1922. Pontyclun Rugby Football Club (otherwise known as the Pontyclun Badgers), were formed in 1886 and joined the Welsh Rugby Union in 1887. Pontyclun has produced at least one Welsh international, Tommy Rees who later played rugby league for Great Britain, and Oldham.
Bethel Baptist Chapel was built circa 1876. Bethel relocated to Bethel Baptist Church Centre on Heol Miskin in 1993. Cwrt Bethel is on the site of the old chapel. St Paul's church, Pontyclun was erected in 1895 as a district church within the parish of Llantrisant. In 1924, the new parish of Pontyclun and Talygarn was constituted from the parish of Llantrisant. Bethel Baptist Church, Hope Presbyterian Church and St Paul's Church are still active places of worship.
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PONTYPRIDD
Pontypridd, industrial town, Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is situated at the confluence of the Rivers Rhondda and Taff.
Croft Ambrey | Herefordshire | England
It was a beautiful morning here in North Herefordshire... thick frost on the ground, a sprinkling of snow covering the higher places and not a cloud in the sky. Nothing for it, when locked down, but to grab the camera kit and head out for a walk to a local beauty spot to admire the amazing views over Herefordshire, Shropshire and Powys, Wales.
Croft Ambrey is the remains of an Iron Age Hill Fort that was occupied from 600BC to approximately 50AD. It's not hard to see why they chose this spot as two sides are protected by a very steep bank and the other sides are a shallow gradual slope that wouldn't offer much cover for approaching enemies.
Not to mention the epic views which even 2000 years ago must have warranted some consideration!
Croft Ambrey sits on the Mortimer Trail which is a well known local walk from the historic market town of Ludlow in Shropshire to Kington, in Herefordshire.
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Places to see in ( Pontypridd - UK )
Places to see in ( Pontypridd - UK )
Pontypridd is both a community and the county town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is situated 12 miles north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. Pontypridd is often abbreviated to Ponty by local residents.
Pontypridd comprises the electoral wards of Cilfynydd, Glyncoch, Graig, Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan (Rhydfelen), Trallwng (Trallwn) and Treforest (Trefforest), and falls within the Welsh Assembly and UK parliamentary constituency by the same name.
Pontypridd lies alongside the dual carriageway north-south A470, between Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil. The A4054, running north and south of the town, was the former main road, and, like the A470, follows the Taff Valley. South of the town of Pontypridd is the A473, for Llantrisant and Pencoed. To the west is the A4058, which follows the River Rhondda to Porth and the Rhondda Valley beyond.
Pontypridd is noted for its Old Bridge, a stone construction across the River Taff built in 1756 by William Edwards. The history of Pontypridd is closely tied to the coal and iron industries; prior to the developments of these, Pontypridd was largely a rural backwater comprising a few farmsteads, with Treforest initially becoming the main urban settlement in the area.
Pontypridd community comprises the town centre itself, as well as the following key villages/settlements:
Cilfynydd
Coedpenmaen (Coed-Pen-Maen)
Glyntaff (Glyn-Taff)
Glyncoch
Graig
Graigwen & Pantygraigwen
Hawthorn (Y Ddraenen-Wen)
Hopkinstown (Trehopcyn)
Maesycoed (Maes-y-Coed)
Pontsionnorton (Pont Sion Norton)
Pwllgwaun
Rhydyfelin (Rhydfelen)
Trallwn (Trallwng)
Treforest (Trefforest)
Upper Boat (Glan-Bad)
Pontypridd also serves as the postal town for the community of Llantwit Fardre under the CF38 postcode district, although this area is not considered part of Pontypridd.
Pontypridd came into being because of transport, as it was on the drovers' route from the south Wales coast and the Bristol Channel, to Merthyr, and onwards into the hills of Brecon. Although initial expansion in the valleys occurred at Treforest due to the slower speed of the River Taff at that point, the establishment of better bridge building meant a natural flow of power to Pontypridd.
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Three Saints Hotel - Hotel in Llantrisant, United Kingdom
FR: Entouré par la campagne galloise, le Three Saints est un hôtel à la gestion familiale situé au calme, à 10 minutes en voiture de l'autoroute M4.
DE: Das von walisischer Landschaft umgebene Three Saints ist ein Hotel in Familienbesitz und empfängt Sie in einer ruhigen Gegend, nur 10 Fahrminuten von der Autobahn M4 entfernt.
NL: Three Saints is een hotel dat door een familie wordt beheerd, en is rustig gelegen op het platteland van Wales, op 10 minuten rijden van de snelweg M4. De accommodatie biedt kamers met een eigen badkamer, gratis WiFi en gratis parkeergelegenheid.
IT: Circondato dalla campagna gallese, in una posizione tranquilla a 10 minuti di auto dall'autostrada M4, il Three Saints Hotel è una struttura a conduzione familiare con camere con bagno interno e il WiFi e il parcheggio gratuiti.
ZH: Three Saints酒店是一家家庭经营的酒店，四周环绕着威尔士乡村，宁静地坐落在M4高速公路的10分钟车程外。酒店提供带浴室的客房、免费WiFi和免费停车场。 Three Saints Hotel酒店的36间客房均配备了沏茶/咖啡设施、电视以及舒适的床铺。所有客房均设有残疾人通道。 酒店内的Red Mint Indian Restaurant餐厅提供丰盛的午餐和晚餐。设有橡木梁的Saints Bar 酒吧提供大屏幕电视、台球桌和传统的酒吧菜单。Three Saints...
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Llantrisant Bunny Walk 5 - The Caerau
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Llanharan to Llantrisant Forest
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Visit Mumbles and Bracelet Bay Gower South Wales
Mumbles has been noted for its unusual place name. The headland is thought by some to have been named by French sailors, after the shape of the two islands : the word Mumbles may be a corruption of the French mamelles, meaning breasts.
Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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St Quintins Castle (also known as St Quentins Castle and Llanblethian Castle, Welsh: Castell Llanfleiddan) is a castle located in the village of Llanblethian, Cowbridge, Wales. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade II listed building and is under the care of Cadw.The site was first occupied with a defensive structure in about 1102 and the gatehouse and further building work took place around 1312. It was later used as a prison and was reported as being in a ruinous state by 1741.
Around 1102 Robert Fitzhamon, the first Norman Lord of Glamorgan bequeathed the lands of Llanblethian as a lordship to Herbert de St Quentin who is thought to have built the first fortification at the site of the castle. This initial construct was believed to have been a simple ringwork defence with timber walls, a bank and ditch. A rectangular stone keep was built in the late 12th century, whose remains can now be found within the later gatehouse. This keep may have replaced a similar wooden structure.
The lordship remained with the St Quentin family until 1233 when the land was seized by Richard Siward, but he then lost it to Earl Richard de Clare in 1245. Richard de Clare seized large areas of this part of Glamorganshire, from Cowbridge to Llantrisant, but it was his grandson, Earl Gilbert de Clare, who began to build the stone structure of St Quintins Castle which stands today. This was thought to have been roughly after 1307, but Gilbert de Clare was killed in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 before the castle was completed. Modern historians believe that the lack of inner courtyard buildings and the weakness of the curtain wall points to the hypothesis that the castle was never fully completed.
The castle itself is a rectangular stone walled enclosure, roughly 64 metres East to West. The walls are roughly 120 centimetres in thickness. It is set on a spur above steep slopes on all sides apart from the East side. The weak East side of the fortification is protected by a twin-tower gatehouse and a further two towers East entrance facade. The best defensive side is the southern side which falls away sharply to the River Thaw. It was reported as being ruinous by 1741.
The base of a semi-octagonal tower can be seen at the southeast corner of the castle and parts of a tower at the southwest corner. The ivy-clad gatehouse is between these and is a substantial structure where you can see the slits for the two portcullises and the fittings for the sets of strong doors. The remains of the keep are largely rubble and little remains of the bailey walls on the east, north and south sides.
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Exploring Porthcawl Harbour - Looking For Signs Of Its Historic Past
Porthcawl Harbour on the South Wales Coast, we take a closer look at the arbour and its history dating back to the early 1800s.
Today Porthcawl is used as a recreational harbour but if you look carefully you can still see signs from its glory days in the late 1800s.
Some of these features stand out such as the lookout tower, Jennings Building and the long pier but if you look a bit closer you can still see some of the original brickwork, mooring rings and stone bollards.
Throughout the Victorian period, Porthcawl docks were developed and it was a major exporter of coal until it lost out to the neighbouring docks of Port Talbot and Barry. The docks finally closed as an industrial port in the early 1900s.
The inner floating of Porthcawl harbour was filled in and it is now Salt Lake car park.
Features of old Porthcawl harbour
0:00 Low Tide
0:23 Intro
1:05 Harbour History
5:35 Porthcawl Pier And Breakwater
8:06 Porthcawl Lighthouse
8:39 The Custom House
9:24 The Lookout Tower
9:50 The Jennings Building
11:38 The Outer Basin
12:49 The Inner Basin (Salt Lake)
‘Exploring Porthcawl Harbour - Looking For Signs Of Its Historic Past’ - Filmed February 2021 #Porthcawl #VisitWales
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Cwmparc Forest walk
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Cwmparc Pathway of Hope
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