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Brecon Forest Tramroad

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The Brecon Forest Tramroad is an early nineteenth century tramroad, or rather a network of connecting tramroads or waggonways, which stretched across the hills of Fforest Fawr in the historic county of Brecknockshire (modern administrative county of Powys) in south Wales, UK. [1]

42 relations: A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, Abercraf, Boston, Lincolnshire, Brecknockshire, Coelbren, Powys, Crai, Cribarth, Fan Gyhirych, Fforest Fawr, Heol Senni, Inclined plane, Indigo, Industrialisation, John Christie (industrialist), John Dickson (railway contractor), Limestone, London, Mynydd Epynt, Nant Llech, National nature reserve (United Kingdom), Neath and Brecon Railway, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, Onllwyn, Open Country, Open-pit mining, Penwyllt, Powys, Rights of way in England and Wales, River Usk, Rotten stone, Sennybridge, Sgwd Henrhyd, South Wales Coalfield, South Wales Valleys, Swansea Canal, Swansea Vale Railway, Swansea Valley, Tramway (industrial), United Kingdom, Wagonway, Wales, Ystradgynlais.

A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

List of A roads in zone 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5 (roads beginning with 4).

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Abercraf

Abercraf (Abercrave) is a village within the historic boundaries of the county of Brecknockshire, Wales, administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys.

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Boston, Lincolnshire

Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England, approximately 100 miles (160 km) north of London.

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Brecknockshire

Brecknockshire (Sir Frycheiniog), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.

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Coelbren, Powys

Coelbren (Y Coelbren) is a small rural village within the community of Tawe Uchaf in southernmost Powys, Wales.

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Crai

Crai is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, Wales.

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Cribarth

Cribarth or Sleeping Giant is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog) in Brecknockshire (administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys), southern Wales.

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Fan Gyhirych

Fan Gyhirych is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales.

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Fforest Fawr

Fforest Fawr is the name given to an extensive upland area in the county of Powys, Wales.

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Heol Senni

Heol Senni is a hamlet in the valley of the Afon Senni just north of the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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Inclined plane

An inclined plane, also known as a ramp, is a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load.

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Indigo

Indigo is a deep and rich color close to the color wheel blue (a primary color in the RGB color space), as well as to some variants of ultramarine.

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Industrialisation

Industrialisation or industrialization is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society, involving the extensive re-organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing.

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John Christie (industrialist)

John Christie (1774–1858), was an early industrialist born in Scotland.

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John Dickson (railway contractor)

John Dickson (c1819-1892), was a railway contractor responsible for the promotion, construction and operation of several railway lines in England and Wales, especially in and around Swansea.

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Mynydd Epynt

Mynydd Epynt is an upland area of Mid Wales within the county of Powys, Wales.

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Nant Llech

The Nant Llech is a minor river in Powys, Wales and which lies wholly within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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National nature reserve (United Kingdom)

Some statutory nature reserves are designated by national bodies in the United Kingdom, and are known as national nature reserves.

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Neath and Brecon Railway

The Dulas Valley Mineral Railway was incorporated in 1862 to bring coal from the Onllwyn area north-east of Neath to the quays there, and in the following year was reconstituted as the Neath and Brecon Railway.

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Ogof Ffynnon Ddu

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu (Welsh for Cave of the Black Spring), also known informally as OFD, is a cave under a hillside in the area surrounding Penwyllt in the Upper Swansea Valley in South Wales.

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Onllwyn

Onllwyn is a small village in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, near Seven Sisters.

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Open Country

"Open Country" is a designation used for some UK access land.

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Open-pit mining

Open-pit, open-cast or open cut mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.

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Penwyllt

Penwyllt (Welsh: "Wild Headland") is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in Powys, Wales.

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Powys

Powys is a principal area, a county and one of the preserved counties of Wales.

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Rights of way in England and Wales

In England and Wales, other than in the 12 Inner London Boroughs and the City of London, the "right of way" refers to paths on which the public have a legally protected right to pass and re-pass.

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River Usk

The River Usk (Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (y Mynydd Du), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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Rotten stone

Rotten stone, sometimes spelled as rottenstone, also known as tripoli, is fine powdered porous rock used as a polishing abrasive for metalsmithing and in woodworking.

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Sennybridge

Sennybridge (Pont Senni) is a village in the historic county of Brecknockshire, Wales, now within the unitary authority area of Powys, situated some from Cardiff and from Swansea.

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Sgwd Henrhyd

Sgwd Henrhyd (Henrhyd Waterfall) in Powys, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales with a drop of.

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South Wales Coalfield

The South Wales Coalfield (Welsh: Maes glo De Cymru) is a large region of south Wales that is rich in coal deposits, especially the South Wales Valleys.

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South Wales Valleys

The South Wales Valleys (Cymoedd De Cymru) are a group of industrialised valleys in South Wales.

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Swansea Canal

The Swansea Canal (Welsh: Camlas Abertawe) was a canal constructed by the Swansea Canal Navigation Company between 1794 and 1798, running for from Swansea to Hen Neuadd, Abercraf in South Wales.

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Swansea Vale Railway

The Swansea Vale Railway (SVR) was a railway line connecting the port of Swansea in South Wales to industries and coalfields along the River Tawe on the northern margin of Swansea, by taking over a tramroad in 1846.

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Swansea Valley

The Swansea Valley (Cwm Tawe), one of the South Wales Valleys, is the name often given to the valley of the River Tawe area in southern Wales, United Kingdom.

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Tramway (industrial)

Tramways (not to be confused with a system of passenger carrying trams) are lightly laid railways, sometimes worked without locomotives.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Wagonway

Wagonways (or Waggonways) consisted of the horses, equipment and tracks used for hauling wagons, which preceded steam-powered railways.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Ystradgynlais

Ystradgynlais is a town on the banks of the River Tawe in southwest Powys, Wales.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_Forest_Tramroad

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