2012

ST1897 : Southern boundary of Oakdale

taken 12 years ago, near to Penmaen, Caerphilly/Caerffili, Wales

Southern boundary of Oakdale
Southern boundary of Oakdale
The road north from Penmaen reaches Oakdale, a large village in Caerphilly county borough.
Oakdale is unusual in this area in that there is no Welsh form of its name. The village of Oakdale was an early 20th century creation of industrialists who wanted to exploit the untapped coal reserves of this part of the Sirhowy valley.The fact that Oakdale was largely a planned village can still be seen in the shape of the village's central road (Central Avenue) and transverse roads making a horseshoe shape.

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Geographical Context: Boundary, Barrier Village, Rural settlement Roads, Road transport other tags: Village Boundary Boundary Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Village in Caerphilly County Borough [3] Other Photos: · Oakdale : St David's Church, Penmaen ·
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ST1897, 48 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jaggery   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 8 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 10 August, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 181 979 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:40.4326N 3:11.1477W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 181 978
View Direction
NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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