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Gilwern

Gilwern is a village within the in , . Historically in Brecknockshire, it extends to either side of the River Clydach on the south side of the .
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Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Elli’s Church, Llanelly and Gilwern Hill.

Church
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The Church of St Elli, , , , is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. The church underwent three major restorations, in 1867–1868, 1897 and 1910–1911.

Peak
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 441 m high hill in the , south of the village of Gilwern in , . It lies west of the . The hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Church
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, , is the oldest Baptist in Wales. Founded in 1652, the present building was constructed in 1695, and was remodelled in the 18th, 19th and 21st centuries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Govilon and Glangrwyney.

Village
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is a small village located between and Gilwern near in north . It is part of the community of . The population was 1,447 in 2011.

Village
or Glangrwyne is a village 2 miles southeast of in , . The village is where the has its confluence with the , southeast of the and at the junction of the road from Gilwern with the A40 trunk road.

Village
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is a village in , Wales. Its nearest neighbours are the village of Gilwern and town of .

Gilwern

Latitude
51.82558° or 51° 49′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.09275° or 3° 5′ 34″ west
Population
2,260
Elevation
344 feet (105 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB GWR
Open location code
9C3RRWG4+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4718316536
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648642
Wiki­data ID
Q5562649
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Gilwern” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gilwern”
  • Breton: “Gilwern”
  • Cebuano: “Gilwern”
  • Dutch: “Gilwern”
  • French: “Gilwern”
  • Irish: “Gilwern”
  • Spanish: “Gilwern”
  • Swedish: “Gilwern”
  • Welsh: “Gilwern”

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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 “Gilwern”. Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.