Afon Twrch
The Afon Twrch is a river which rises in the Black Mountain in south Wales. It forms the boundary between Powys and Carmarthenshire and, downstream of Ystradowen, between Powys and Neath Port Talbot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Twrch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St David’s Church, Ystalyfera and Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur.
Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur
School
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Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The school provides education to three to eighteen-year-old pupils in Neath Port Talbot and south Powys from three campuses in Ystalyfera and Port Talbot.
Ynyscedwyn Ironworks
Ynyscedwyn Ironworks is an industrial complex located in Ystradgynlais, near Swansea, Wales. Smelting was first established here in seventeenth century.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ystalyfera and Ystradgynlais.
Ystalyfera
Village
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Ystalyfera is a former industrial village and community in the upper Swansea Valley, on the River Tawe, about 13 miles northeast of Swansea. It is an electoral ward and a community in the unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, comprising a resident population of just over 3,000 people, approximately 60% of whom speak Welsh.
Ystradgynlais
Town
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Ystradgynlais is a town in southwest Powys, Wales. It is located on the River Tawe, and was within the boundaries of the former county of Brecknockshire.
Cwmgiedd
Hamlet
Cwmgiedd is a small village beside the River Giedd within the community of Ystradgynlais, Powys, Wales. It lies 22.5 km north-east of Swansea and 253 km west of London. Cwmgiedd is situated 2 miles northeast of Afon Twrch.
Afon Twrch
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Afon Twrch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Afon Twrch”
- Livvi: “Afon Twrch (Tawe)”
- Livvi: “Afon Twrch”
- Swedish: “Afon Twrch”
- Welsh: “Afon Twrch (Tawe)”
- Welsh: “Afon Twrch”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ystradgynlais Community Hospital and Mynydd Allt-y-grug.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Afon Twrch”. Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.