River Loughor

The River Loughor is a river in which marks the border between and . The river is sourced from a cave network beneath the emerging at the surface from Llygad Llwchwr which translates from the Welsh as "eye of the Loughor".
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Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Carmarthenshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Afon Llwchwr”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loughor Viaduct and Loughor Castle.

Bridge
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the River Loughor. It is adjacent, and runs parallel to, the . The 1880 viaduct was granted Grade II listed building status.

Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of , . The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales.

Bridge
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The is a road crossing over the River Loughor, providing a convenient link between , , and on the east side and and south to the west.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bynea and Loughor.

Suburb
is a village close to the River Loughor in , . It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet.

Town
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , . Historically in , it lies on the estuary of the River . The town has a community council under the name .

Suburb
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a village in the City and County of , Wales falling within the ward. It covers the south east of the town of . is situated 1½ miles east of River Loughor.

River Loughor

Latitude
51.66139° or 51° 39′ 41″ north
Longitude
-4.08222° or 4° 4′ 56″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C3QMW69+H4
Geo­Names ID
2643560
Wiki­data ID
Q13125388
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Satellite Map

Discover River Loughor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“River Loughor” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Stêr Llwchwr”
  • Cebuano: “River Loughor”
  • French: “Loughor (fleuve)”
  • French: “Loughor”
  • German: “River Loughor”
  • Irish: “Afon Llwchwr”
  • Japanese: “Loughor川”
  • Livvi: “Afon Llwchwr”
  • Polish: “Loughor (rzeka)”
  • Polish: “Loughor”
  • Swedish: “River Loughor”
  • Welsh: “Afon Llwchwr”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Loughor Castle and Bynea railway station.

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