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Tucked away at the very head of the Ogmore Valley, Nantymoel sits at the point where the urban sprawl of the former coalfields finally gives way to the open moorland of the Bwlch y Clawdd. At roughly 200 metres above sea level, it is a landscape defined by steep valley sides and the clear waters of the River Ogmore, which rises in the hills just above the village. Historically, the area was transformed from a quiet farming community into a bustling industrial hub with the sinking of the Ocean Colliery in the 1860s, a heritage still visible in the sturdy rows of terraced stone cottages that climb the hillsides. Today, the village serves as a quiet jumping-off point for the A4061 mountain road, offering a direct, albeit winding, route toward the Rhondda and Treorchy. While the local amenities centre around a few essential shops and the community primary school, the real draw is the immediate access to the outdoors; there are few places in the county borough where you can step out of your front door and be on a mountain sheep track within minutes.