Hay-on-wye

Hay-on-Wye is a small town with a population of about 1,900 in Mid Wales, on the River Wye, very close to the English border and within the borders of Brecon Beacons National Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hay Castle and St Mary’s Church.

Hay Castle

Castle

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hay Castle is a medieval fortification and 17th-century mansion house in the small town of Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales. Originally constructed as part of the Norman invasion of Wales, the castle was designed as a ringwork overlooking the town in either the late 11th or the early 12th centuries.

St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's is an Anglican parish church in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales. Separated by a deep dingle, which probably was formerly a moat, it is situated westward of the town centre, on an steep eminence near to the River Wye.

The Swan at Hay

Hotel

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Swan at Hay is a hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cusop and Clyro.

Cusop

Village

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cusop is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England that lies at the foot of Cusop Hill next to the town of Hay-on-Wye in Wales. It is a short walk from Hay, the distance between bus stops, and can be reached by walking or driving out of Hay towards Bredwardine, and turning right into Cusop Dingle.

Clyro

Village

Photo: Mike Price, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clyro is a village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, with 781 inhabitants as of the 2011 UK Census. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 1.5 miles to the south-east.

Hay-on-wye

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Hay”
Location: Hay, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.07049° or 52° 4′ 14″ north

Longitude

-3.12741° or 3° 7′ 39″ west

Elevation

318 feet (97 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB XHW

Open location code

9C4R3VCF+52

GeoNames ID

2647267

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