Afon Rheidol
Afon Rheidol is a river in Ceredigion, Wales, 19 miles in length. The source is Plynlimon. Receiving an average annual rainfall of over 1,800mm, Plynlimon is also the source of both the Wye and the Severn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Aberystwyth Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberystwyth Castle is a Grade I listed Edwardian fortress located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales. 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.
Aberystwyth railway station
Railway station
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Aberystwyth railway station is located in the town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, 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.
Aberystwyth
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Aberystwyth is in the county of Ceredigion, in Wales. Aberystwyth, called the true capital of Wales by some, is a smallish town on the Ceredigion coast, just below the Dyfi estuary.
Penparcau
Village
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Penparcau is a village and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, situated to the south of Aberystwyth. The original village was a hamlet, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transformed it.
Llanbadarn Fawr
Suburb
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Llanbadarn Fawr is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is on the outskirts of Aberystwyth next to Penparcau and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth.
Afon Rheidol
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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
Delve into Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Aberaeron, and Lampeter.
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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 Rheidol”. Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.