Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme, Merthyr Tydfil

Name: Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme
Address: Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom

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Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme, Merthyr Tydfil

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The Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme is a major opencast coaling operation to the north-east of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. The contracted excavator/reclaiming company is Merthyr Ltd, which is owned by Gwent Investments Limited, a privately-owned family business based in South Wales. The scheme development is the last part of the East Merthyr Reclamation scheme, and will extract 10 million tonnes of coal over 15 years, the revenues from which will redevelop the current former industrial workings into residential and recreational use. ()

Coordinates: 51°43'48"N, 3°21'36"W

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Merthyr Tydfil United Kingdom

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Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Iron Bridge, Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall, Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil, St Tydfil Shopping Centre.

1.5 miNW
Bridge
Old Iron Bridge, Merthyr Tydfil
39 min walk • The Old Iron Bridge of 1800, originally known simply as Merthyr Bridge before 1809, in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, was a cast-iron bridge across the River Taff.
1.4 miNW
City hall
Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall, Merthyr Tydfil
36 min walk • Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil
32 min walk • Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil attains a height of 445m at OS grid reference SO 079033 making it the high point of the broad ridge of high ground between Taff Vale and Cwm Bargod in the Valleys region of South Wales.
1.3 miNW
51°44'43"N • 3°22'47"W
St Tydfil Shopping Centre, Merthyr Tydfil
35 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1.4 miNW
Church
Ynysgau Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil
37 min walk • Ynysgau Chapel was one of the earliest chapels in Merthyr Tydfil. The cause dated back to 1749 and services were held in the Welsh language. The chapel was demolished in 1967 as part of the Merthyr Town Improvement Scheme.
1.3 miNW
Synagogue, Gothic Revival architecture
Merthyr Synagogue, Merthyr Tydfil
34 min walk • The former Merthyr Synagogue is located on Bryntirion Road in the Thomastown section of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is a Grade II listed building and is the oldest purpose-built synagogue still standing in Wales.
1.5 miNW
Universities and schools
Merthyr Tydfil College, Merthyr Tydfil
38 min walk • Merthyr Tydfil College is a further education college located in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. From May 2006 to April 2013, it was a constituent college of the University of Glamorgan and thereafter, a college of the University of South Wales.
1.4 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
The Wern, Merthyr Tydfil
35 min walk • The Wern is a sports stadium in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is the home of rugby union club Merthyr RFC and was, for a short period in 2017, also home of rugby league club South Wales Ironmen.