Glasbury

Glasbury, also known as Glasbury-on-Wye, is a village and community in , Wales. The village lies at an important crossing point on the , connecting the historic counties of Brecknockshire and , and is located just outside the , north of the Black Mountains.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,000 residents
  • Description: village in the county of Powys, Wales
  • Also known as: “Y Clas-ar-Wy”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maesyronnen Chapel and The Old Barn Inn.

Church
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is about 1 mile north of the village of Glasbury, , Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building. The chapel is one of the earliest Nonconformist chapels to be built in Wales, and is the only chapel existing from that time to be largely unchanged and still in use as a chapel.

Pub
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is a pub.

Castle
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was built by the Normans after the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, probably after the Norman invasion of Wales in 1081, but before 1215. is situated 2 miles east of Glasbury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pipton and Three Cocks.

Hamlet
Photo: Martin Loader, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement and part of the former community of in , . It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Glasbury, St Peters. was formerly a civil parish in the historic county of Brecknockshire.

Village
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or Aberllynfi is a village near Glasbury in , Wales. The Welsh name refers to the mouth of the which enters the a mile from the village. The nearest town is some 2.7 miles to the southwest.

Village
is a village in southern . The village is a part of the community which also includes and Glasbury, and is in the UK parliamentary constituency of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Glasbury.

Glasbury

Latitude
52.04504° or 52° 2′ 42″ north
Longitude
-3.20323° or 3° 12′ 12″ west
Population
1,000
Elevation
279 feet (85 metres)
Open location code
9C4R2QWW+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29230843
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648592
Wiki­data ID
Q5566706
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Glasbury” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Glasbury”
  • Breton: “Y Clas-ar-Wy”
  • Bulgarian: “Гласбурй”
  • Catalan: “Glasbury”
  • Cebuano: “Glasbury”
  • Chinese: “Glasbury”
  • Cornish: “Y Clas-ar-wy”
  • Dutch: “Glasbury”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جلاسبورى”
  • French: “Glasbury”
  • Galician: “Glasbury”
  • Galician: “Y Clas-ar-Wy”
  • German: “Glasbury”
  • German: “Y Clas-ar-Wy”
  • Irish: “Y Clas-ar-wy”
  • Italian: “Glasbury-on-Wye”
  • Italian: “Glasbury”
  • Italian: “Y Clas-ar-Wy”
  • Japanese: “グラスベリ”
  • Japanese: “グラスベリー”
  • Latin: “Glasbiria”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Glasbury”
  • Persian: “گلزبری”
  • Scots: “Glasbury”
  • Scots: “Y Clas-ar-Wy”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Y Clas-ar-wy”
  • Swedish: “Glasbury”
  • Welsh: “Clas ar Wy”
  • Welsh: “Clas-ar-Wy”
  • Welsh: “Glasbury”
  • Welsh: “Y Clas ar Wy”
  • Welsh: “Y Clas-ar-Wy”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Foyles of Glasbury and The River Wye Activity Centre.

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