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Explore Rhigos in United Kingdom
Rhigos in the region of Wales is a place in United Kingdom - some 148 mi or ( 239 km ) West of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Rhigos is now 06:36 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Treorchy, Swansea, Seven Sisters, Rhondda, and Newport. Since you are here already, consider visiting Treorchy . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rhigos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
A National Homeland in Merthyr Tydfil
Driving over the Rhigos mountain we found a small band of orthodox jews enjoying a quick sight-seeing barbecue :-) One from Stoke Newington and the rest from New York Dont tell me the Rhondda valley i ..
Hen Weekend Testimonial from Call of the Wild in Wales
Toyah came on a hen weekend to Wales with call of the Wild. Her group had an absolutely wicked, top dollar excellent hen night. They tried climbing, abseiling and quad biking with Call of the Wild in ..
Sgwd Einion Gam
Very difficult waterfall to get to. Photograph over @ Flickr www.flickr.com Video taken with Samsung R10 ..
Sgwd Einion Gam Slow Motion 250fps
Another sample of the slow motion 250fps from the Samsung R10. Straight out of the camera no post processing. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Cwm-Hwnt
Cwm-Hwnt is a tiny hamlet to the west of Rhigos and south of Cefn Rhigos in the Cynon Valley, one of the South Wales Valleys. It is the farthest named settlement from the town of Aberdare that for postal reasons comes under that town. The name of Cwm-Hwnt comes from the English meaning "Valley Beyond" There was previously a through road to the geographically neighbouring villages of Cwmgwraech and Blaengwraech in The Vale of Neath which was referred to as "the Parish Road".
Located at 51.74 -3.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Rhigos
Rhigos is a village in the north of the Cynon Valley, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. For postal purposes it comes under the town of Aberdare, although it is some 7 miles from Aberdare town centre, and 2 miles from Glyn Neath.
Located at 51.73 -3.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Cefn Rhigos
Cefn Rhigos (name meaning 'behind Rhigos') is a hamlet (place) to the west of the village of Rhigos, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, for postal purposes it comes under Aberdare. 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.
Located at 51.75 -3.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
River Mellte
The River Mellte is a river in Wales. It is formed by the confluence of the Afon Llia and the Afon Dringarth. It then flows south through the village of Ystradfellte to Pontneddfechan where it joins with the Nedd Fechan to become the River Neath. The river derives its name from Mellt - the Welsh word for 'lightning' - after its tendency to rise and fall rapidly in response to heavy rainfall.
Located at 51.75 -3.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tower Colliery
Tower Colliery was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, and the last mine of its kind to 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 south Wales.
Located at 51.73 -3.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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