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    Hirwaun (/ˈhɪərwaɪn/, locally /ˈhɜːrwɪn/; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈhɪrwai̯n] ) is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County...
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    to Dowlais Top), and sections 5 to 6 under construction (Dowlais Top to Hirwaun). The upgrade program is due to finish in 2025. Approximately following...
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  • 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,...
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  • Soar, Hirwaun was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Station Road, Hirwaun, Aberdare, Wales. The church at Soar dated from 1805, when the Hirwaun ironworks...
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    Rhigos (redirect from ROF Hirwaun)
    for Zip World attraction in Hirwaun". www.rctcbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2020. "Hirwaun Royal Ordnance Factory, Hirwaun (308127)". Coflein. RCAHMW....
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    Nebo, Hirwaun was an Independent (Congregationalist) chapel in Merthyr Road, Hirwaun, Aberdare, Wales. Nebo was established in the early 19th century,...
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  • Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos (formerly two separate wards Hirwaun and Rhigos) is the northernmost electoral ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It covers...
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    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...
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    Ramoth, Hirwaun originally a Baptist chapel in Davies Row, Hirwaun, Aberdare, Wales. Services at Ramoth were held in the Welsh language. Following renovation...
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    Gareth Evans (filmmaker) (category People from Hirwaun)
    on the 2006 video game of the same name. Evans was born and raised in Hirwaun, Cynon Valley. He graduated from the University of Glamorgan (now the University...
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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...
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    Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun. The village lies on the A4059 road between Hirwaun and Brecon and is the last settlement on that...
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    Pontypridd, with other key settlements/towns being - Maerdy, Ferndale, Hirwaun, Llanharan, Mountain Ash, Porth, Tonypandy, Tonyrefail and Treorchy. The...
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  • Elizabeth Andrews (category People from Hirwaun)
    Party in Wales. Andrews was born on 15 December 1882 at 13 John Street, Hirwaun in the Cynon Valley into a Welsh speaking mining family of Charlotte (née...
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  • "Metro" plan Phase 1 in 2025, 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...
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    Northwest to Coryton North to Pontypridd: Onwards to Treherbert Onwards to Hirwaun Onwards to Merthyr Tydfil Onwards to Aberdare West via Maesteg Line to...
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    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...
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    west of the town remained open for coal trains serving Tower Colliery at Hirwaun, which was then accessed by the former Taff Vale line. This was also retained...
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    remain in the South Wales Valleys. It was located near the villages of Hirwaun and Rhigos, north of the town of Aberdare in the Cynon Valley of South...
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    Aberdare East, Aberdare West/Llwydcoed, Cilfynydd, Cwmbach, Glyncoch, Hirwaun, Mountain Ash East, Mountain Ash West, Penrhiwceiber, Pen-y-waun, Rhigos...
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    Aberdare East, Aberdare West/Llwydcoed, Cilfynydd, Cwmbach, Glyncoch, Hirwaun, Mountain Ash East, Mountain Ash West, Penrhiwceiber, Pen-y-waun, Rhigos...
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  • fictional dragon in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books Ramoth Chapel, Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales Ramah (ancient Israel) This disambiguation page...
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    Communications Code (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 1009 (W. 258) The Hirwaun Generating Station (Amendment) Order 2017 1010 The Air Navigation (Restriction...
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    Electorate 74,805 (March 2020) Major settlements Merthyr Tydfil, Aberdare, Hirwaun, Treharris, Cwmbach Current constituency Created 2024 Member of Parliament...
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    although other local traditions associate the name with the Battle of Hirwaun Wrgant. Aberdare lies within the commote (cwmwd) of Meisgyn, in the cantref...
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  • Merthyr Road railway station served the village of Hirwaun, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1851 to 1853 on the Vale of Neath...
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  • 1909–10: – 1930–31: – Hirwaun K.B.R. 1933–34: – Hirwaun K.B.R. 1934–35: – Hirwaun K.B.R. 1936–37: – Hirwaun Welfare 1946–47: – Hirwaun Welfare 1953–54: –...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • (Maesteg) Golynos Ironworks Gwar-y-coed Ironworks Gwendraeth Ironworks Hirwaun Ironworks Ivor Works Kilgetty Ironworks also known as Stepaside Ironworks...
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