Penydarren
Penydarren, a tiny community north of Merthyr Tydfil centre in Wales, holds a firm place in industrial history as the starting point of Richard Trevithick's 1804 steam locomotive trial — the first journey of a steam-powered vehicle on rails. The site of the former Penydarren Ironworks, once the third-largest of Merthyr's four great ironworks, also contains the remains of a Roman fort, now within a local leisure park.
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- Population5,253
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.1 km1.3 mi
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Penydarren: quick answers
Where is Penydarren?
Penydarren is in United Kingdom, about 32 km20 miles in a straight line from Newport.
How do you get to Penydarren?
The nearest airport is Cardiff (CWL), about 1 hr 1 min away by road. The nearest train station is Pentre-bach, about 9 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Penydarren?
The warmest month is July, averaging 15°C58°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 3°C38°F. The wettest month is October, with about 127 mm5.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Penydarren?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 7 restaurants, 31 cafés and 22 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Penydarren?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Mountain Ash, Llanelwedd and Tal-y-bont on Usk. Penydarren is listed among the day trips from Bath.