Afon Rheidol

Afon Rheidol is a river in , , 19 miles in length. The source is . Receiving an average annual rainfall of over 1,800mm, Plynlimon is also the source of both the and the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Rheidol River” and “River Rheidol”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aberystwyth Castle and Elim Pentecostal Church.

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is a Grade I listed Edwardian fortress located in , , . It was built in response to the First Welsh War in the late 13th century, replacing an earlier fortress located a mile to the south.

Church
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Railway station
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is located in the town of , , Wales; it is served by passenger trains operated by Transport for Wales. It is the terminus of both the Cambrian Line and of the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberystwyth and Penparcau.

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is in the county of , in . , called the true capital of Wales by some, is a smallish town on the Ceredigion coast, just below the .

Village
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is a village and electoral ward in , , situated to the south of . The original village was a hamlet, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transformed it.

Suburb
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is a village and community in , Wales. It is on the outskirts of next to and Southgate, and contains the hamlet Pen-dre.

Afon Rheidol

Latitude
52.41156° or 52° 24′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.08606° or 4° 5′ 10″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
9C4QCW67+JH
Geo­Names ID
2639467
Wiki­data ID
Q3399804
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Satellite Map

Discover Afon Rheidol from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Afon Rheidol” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Rheidol”
  • Cebuano: “Afon Rheidol”
  • French: “Rheidol”
  • Polish: “Rheidol”
  • Swedish: “Afon Rheidol”
  • Turkish: “Afon Rheidol”
  • Welsh: “Afon Rheidol”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Trefechan and Buarth Mawr.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aberyswyth Marina and St Michael’s Church.

Ceredigion: Must-Visit Destinations

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