Llangenny
Llangenny is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales. It is in the lower reaches of the Grwyne Fawr. The Vale of Grwyney community consists of Glangrwyney, Llanbedr, and Llangenny.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in the county of Powys, Wales
- Also known as: “Llangenau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cwrt-y-Gollen and Crickhowell Castle.
Cwrt-y-Gollen
Military installation
Photo: R3pul5e, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cwrt-y-Gollen is a British Army training base, 2 miles south-east of Crickhowell and just north of the A40 road and the River Usk, in southeastern Powys, Wales.
Crickhowell Castle
Ruins
Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crickhowell Castle is a Grade I listed building in Crickhowell, Wales, now largely ruined. An alternative name, "Alisby's Castle", is sometimes used; this is thought to be after a former governor of the castle, Gerald Alisby.
St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell
Church
Photo: Rick Crowley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Edmund's Church is located in Crickhowell, in southeastern Powys, Wales. Built in the early 14th century, the church is dedicated to Saint Edmund the king and martyr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glangrwyney and Crickhowell.
Glangrwyney
Village
Glangrwyney or Glangrwyne is a village 2 miles southeast of Crickhowell in Powys, Wales. The village is where the Grwyne Fawr has its confluence with the River Usk, southeast of the Sugar Loaf and at the junction of the road from Gilwern with the A40 trunk road.
Crickhowell
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crickhowell is a small town in Powys, Wales. The town has a population of around 2,100 people. Today, Crickhowell is a popular tourist destination, and during summer the town is notably busier.
Llanbedr
Village
Photo: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanbedr is a small village in the community of Vale of Grwyney, in the county of Powys, Wales, 2 miles northeast of Crickhowell. It lies above the river known as the Grwyne Fechan just above its confluence with the Grwyne Fawr in the southern reaches of the Black Mountains range.
Llangenny
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.85546° or 51° 51′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.10493° or 3° 6′ 18″ westElevation
302 feet (92 metres)Open location code
9C3RVV4W+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 8078164491OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Llangenny” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Llangenny”
- French: “Llangenny”
- Irish: “Llangenni”
- Welsh: “Llangenau”
- Welsh: “Llangenni”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Dragons Head and St Cenau.
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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 “Llangenny”. Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.