Pencoed Industrial Estate
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Pencoed Industrial Estate by Mick Lobb as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Mick Lobb Taken: 21 Sep 2008
New industrial estates spring up all along the M4 corridor. Just five years ago this was just another corner of the rural Vale of Glamorgan. The nearby industrial estate, despite many factory closures, continues to expand to eat away at the countryside. The rear of this factory backs onto the M4.