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Painscastle

Painscastle

Painscastle is a village and community in , Wales which takes its name from the castle at its heart. It lies between Builth and , approximately 3 miles from the Wales-England border today.
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  • Type: Village with 526 residents
  • Description: village and community in Powys, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Castell Paun”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Painscastle Castle and Church of St David, Llandewi Fach.

Ruins
Photo: Phil Laycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a castle in the village of Painscastle in , Wales. It lies between Builth and , approximately 3 miles from the Wales-England border today.

Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nature reserve
, located near Painscastle on the / border, is one of the largest raised bogs in mid and south Wales. ‘Goch’ is Welsh for ‘red’, and in autumn the bog accordingly becomes a stunning carpet of red and gold. is situated 2 miles northeast of Painscastle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llowes and Clyro.

Village
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the community of , , Wales. The village has approximately 110 inhabitants. The nearest town is , some 3 miles to the south-east. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Painscastle.

Village
Photo: Mike Price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , , Wales, with 781 inhabitants as of the 2011 UK Census. The nearest town is , some 1.5 miles to the south-east. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Painscastle.

Village
Photo: Angela Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the community of , , Wales. It is 45.1 miles from and 141.9 miles from . Until 1983 it was a community. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Painscastle.

Painscastle

Latitude
52.10893° or 52° 6′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.21782° or 3° 13′ 4″ west
Population
526
Elevation
869 feet (265 metres)
Open location code
9C4R4Q5J+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29271414
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640679
Wiki­data ID
Q7124909
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Painscastle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Painscastle”
  • Breton: “Castell-paen”
  • Catalan: “Castell-paen”
  • Cebuano: “Painscastle”
  • Chinese: “Painscastle”
  • Cornish: “Castell-paen”
  • Dutch: “Painscastle”
  • French: “Painscastle”
  • German: “Painscastle”
  • Irish: “Castell-paen”
  • Latin: “Castrum Matildis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Painscastle”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Castell-paen”
  • Swedish: “Painscastle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Paen”
  • Welsh: “Castell Paun”
  • Welsh: “Castell-paen”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Painscastle”. Photo: Phil Laycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.