Historic houses · South Wales
Rheola House
In or near Rhigos.
Rheola House — Resolven, Wales, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Rheola House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Resolven, Wales, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.7246°, -3.6830°.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=11771
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rheola House is a Grade II* listed country house between Glynneath and Resolven, in the Neath valley, South Wales. Designed by John Nash, it was built between 1812 and 1814 for Nash's cousin, John Edwards. It passed through inheritance to members of the Edwards, Vaughan, and Lee families, until in 1939, with the house becoming run down, it was bought by an aluminium company for use as offices, and part of the land was put to industrial uses. In 2012 an application was made for housing on the industrialised area, to enable restoration of the house and a leisure complex to sustain the estate. The application was granted in 2014. The gardens and park around the house are designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
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Background
History
There was a water mill in the vicinity of the current house in Norman times or earlier, utilising the power of Rheola Brook. A later mill building still stands near the house, although it not certain that it is on the same location. In 1296 it was documented as having formerly been a grange of Neath Abbey, known as Hirrole Grange, forerunner of the present name. By the late 18th century, there was a farmhouse on the site, and was part of the huge estates of Sir Herbert Mackworth of Gnoll Castle.
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- Coordinates
- 51.7246, -3.6830
- District
- Neath Port Talbot
- Parish
- Glynneath
- Postcode
- SA11 4DT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Neath and Swansea East
- Established
- 1812
- Official site
- travelpoi.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17740046 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rheola House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rheola House, Neath valley.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Bridge over Neath Canal near Crugau
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Aber-clwyd bridge over Neath Canal
Historic bridges · 1.1 km

Spring Valley Camping
Campsites · 1.5 km

Glyn Castle
Castles · 1.6 km

Bridge over former Vale of Neath Railway
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Resolven
Villages · 1.7 km

Bridge over Neath Canal at Farmer's Arms Lock
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Welfare Hall Cinema
Theatres · 1.9 km

Bridge over Neath Canal at Maes-gwyn
Historic bridges · 2.1 km

Resolven Mountain
Mountains & hills · 2.3 km

Hirfynydd
Mountains & hills · 2.7 km
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Rheola overbridge on Neath Canal
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Aber-clwyd bridge over Neath Canal
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Bridge over former Vale of Neath Railway
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rheola House?
- Rheola House is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA11 4DT), in the parish of Glynneath.
- What is Rheola House?
- Rheola House — Resolven, Wales, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Rheola House?
- Drivers can use postcode SA11 4DT.
- When was Rheola House built?
- Built or established in 1812.
- Who owns Rheola House?
- Rheola House is owned by Howard Rees.
- Is Rheola House a listed building?
- Rheola House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Rheola House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA11 4DT. It sits within the Neath and Swansea East parliamentary constituency.