River Hepste
River Hepste is a stream in Wales, United Kingdom. River Hepste is situated nearby to the village Ystradfellte, as well as near Penderyn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Porth yr Ogof and Lady Falls.
Porth yr Ogof
Cave
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY 2.5.
Porth yr Ogof is a solutional cave near the village of Ystradfellte, near the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It lies on the course of the Afon Mellte, a river whose name translates as 'lightning', commonly explained as a reference to the "flashy" nature of the river, i.e. its rising and falling rapidly in response to rainfall.
Lady Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Gerry Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lady Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of River Hepste.
Moel Penderyn
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moel Penderyn is a hill on the edge of Penderyn village, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It also appeared on older maps as 'Y Foel Penderyn'. Moel Penderyn is situated 1½ miles southeast of River Hepste.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ystradfellte and Penderyn.
Ystradfellte
Village
Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystradfellte is a village and community in Powys, Wales, about 6 miles north of Hirwaun, with 556 inhabitants. It belongs to the historic county of Brecknockshire and the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park, beside the Afon Mellte river. Ystradfellte is situated 2 miles north of River Hepste.
Penderyn
Village
Photo: JTreg62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun. The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird". Penderyn is situated 2 miles southeast of River Hepste.
Pontneddfechan
Village
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontneddfechan is a village in Powys, Wales. It is the southernmost village in the historic county of Brecknockshire, within the Vale of Neath and in the community of Ystradfellte. Pontneddfechan is situated 2 miles southwest of River Hepste.
River Hepste
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Hepste”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.78333° or 51° 47′ northLongitude
-3.56667° or 3° 34′ westElevation
768 feet (234 metres)Open location code
9C3RQCMM+88GeoNames ID
2647079
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