Risca (Welsh: Rhisga) is a town of approximately 11,500 people in south-east Wales, within the Caerphilly County Borough and the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is today part of the Newport conurbation (which as a whole has a population of 140,200), though it is not a Ward of Newport City Council. Risca has a railway station, opened on the Ebbw Valley Railway in February 2008, after a gap of 46 years.
Population: 20,443
Latitude: 51° 36' 28.76" N
Longitude: -3° 06' 2.92" W
Fitzalan High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Fitzalan) is an 11-19 mixed, large, co-educational, community comprehensive secondary school in Cardiff. The school is located in the Leckwith area of Canton in Cardiff, Wales. The school serves some areas…
Cyncoed is a community in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Located to the north east of the city, Cyncoed is one of the most affluent suburbs of Cardiff. It has some of the highest property prices in Wales.
Chepstow Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing course located just north of the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, near the southern end of the Wye Valley and close to the border with England.
Cardiff University Students' Union (Welsh:Undeb Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd) is the students' union for Cardiff University and is located in Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Candleston Castle is a 14th-century fortified manor house, in ruins since the 19th century. It is .75 miles (1.21 km) southwest of Merthyr Mawr, former Glamorgan, Wales, now Bridgend county borough and just .75 miles (1.21 km) northwest of Ogmore Ca…
The Bristol and Bath Railway Path is a 15-mile (24 km) off-road cycleway, part of National Cycle Network National Cycle Route 4. It has a 3-metre (9.8 ft) wide tarmacked surface, and was used for 2.4 million trips in 2007, increasing by 10% per year…
Aberthaw (Welsh: Aberddawan) is an area consisting of the villages of East Aberthaw and West Aberthaw and Aberthaw Cement Works, Aberthaw Lime Works, and Aberthaw Power Station, a coal power station plant that is linked to the South Wales Valleys vi…
Aberdare railway station (Welsh: Aberdâr) is a railway station serving the town of Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the terminus of the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line, 22½ miles (36 km) north of Cardiff Central. Passenger services ar…
The A4174 is a major ring road in England which runs around the northern and eastern edge of Bristol, mainly in South Gloucestershire, and through the southern suburbs of Bristol. When it was first conceived it was planned to circle the whole of Bri…
Ystalyfera is a former industrial village in the upper Swansea Valley, on the River Tawe, about 13 miles (21 km) north-east of Swansea. It is an electoral ward and a community in the unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, comprising a reside…
Whiteladies Road is a main road in Bristol, England. It runs north from the Victoria Rooms to Durdham Down, and separates Clifton on the west side from Redland and Cotham on the east.
Bristol is the largest city in South West England, and as such is a centre for culture, research and higher education in the region. The city is home to a prestigious "red brick university" (University of Bristol) and a high ranking "new university"…
The Underfall Yard is a historic boatyard on Spike Island serving Bristol Harbour, the harbour in the city of Bristol, England.
The Gnoll (Welsh: Y Gnol) in Neath, Wales is a sports ground, with a capacity of 5,000.
TJ's was a nightclub located on Clarence Place in Newport, South Wales. It opened in 1985 and became a live music venue, particularly for rock music. It was an integral part of the so-called toilet circuit.
Sully Island (Welsh: Ynys Sili) is a small tidal island at the hamlet of Swanbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, four hundred and fifty metres off the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and 7 miles (11 kilome…
Stadium House (Welsh: Ty Stadiwm) in Park Street, Cardiff, Wales, is the second tallest building in Cardiff, Wales, which stands next to the Millennium Stadium.
St Illtyd's Church is a church complex in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales. It is located at the site of the oldest college in the United Kingdom, Cor Tewdws, which was founded c. 395 AD in honor of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. …