Hirwaun (/ˈhɪərwaɪn/, locally /ˈhɜːrwɪn/;[1]Welsh pronunciation:[ˈhɪrwai̯n]ⓘ) is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles (6 km) NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the 2001 census, Hirwaun had a population of 4,851.[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 4,990.[3] The village is on the Heads of the Valleys Road and at the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
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^"Community population 2011". Retrieved 16 November 2015.
Hirwaun (/ˈhɪərwaɪn/, locally /ˈhɜːrwɪn/; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈhɪrwai̯n] ) is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County...
Hirwaun was a railway station serving the village of Hirwaun in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The station was opened by the Vale of Neath Railway in 1851,...
Valleys' region past Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Tredegar, Rhymney, Merthyr Tydfil, Hirwaun, Glynneath and Aberdulais. Even before the construction of the Heads of...
for Zip World attraction in Hirwaun". www.rctcbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2020. "Hirwaun Royal Ordnance Factory, Hirwaun (308127)". Coflein. RCAHMW....
half-hourly service to enable coal/stone trains to run to/from Tower Colliery/Hirwaun. The line is currently operated by Transport for Wales (TfW) as part of...
Ramoth, Hirwaun originally a Baptist chapel in Davies Row, Hirwaun, Aberdare, Wales. Services at Ramoth were held in the Welsh language. Following renovation...
Hirwaun Pond Halt railway station served the industrial estate in Hirwaun, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1941 to 1964 on the...
Pontypridd, with other key settlements/towns being - Maerdy, Ferndale, Hirwaun, Llanharan, Mountain Ash, Porth, Tonypandy, Tonyrefail and Treorchy. The...
"Metro" plan Phase 1 in 2023, which will reach as far out of the capital as Hirwaun, a town 31 miles (50 km) from Cardiff Bay, as well as three new lines planned...
and Merthyr Tydfil. It links with the A4059 from Abercynon, Aberdare and Hirwaun; the A472 from Ystrad Mynach and Pontypool, and the A4054 from Quakers...
fictional dragon in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books Ramoth Chapel, Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales Ramah (ancient Israel) This disambiguation page...
Northwest to Coryton North to Pontypridd: Onwards to Treherbert Onwards to Hirwaun Onwards to Merthyr Tydfil Onwards to Aberdare West via Maesteg Line to...
mining family at Hirwaun in the Cynon Valley, one of eleven children (two of whom died during childhood). She lived in Station Road, Hirwaun, and was obliged...
plan (31/9/07) a consortium to build an Organic Park in Tower Colliery at Hirwaun, South Wales. This includes a plasma gasification plant combined with advanced...
although other local traditions associate the name with the Battle of Hirwaun Wrgant. Aberdare lies within the commote (cwmwd) of Meisgyn, in the cantref...
also had its own coalfield and Tower Colliery (closed January 2008) near Hirwaun is regarded by many as the oldest open coal mine and one of the largest...
part of the pedestrianized area in Bridgend town center. A4061 Bridgend Hirwaun A4062 Unused Ran along Wigan Terrace between the A4061 and A4065 in Glamorgan...
the last two digits of the year of production. HN (1942–1945) – ROF Hirwaun, Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, UK. RG (1940–present) Royal Ordnance...
mostly pedestrianized. A4059 Brecon Road, Hirwaun A465 in Cwm Ynys-Mintan Former section of the A465 east of Hirwaun, designated in 1965 when the Heads of...
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