Eglwys Fach
Eglwys Fach, also known as Eglwys-fach or Eglwysfach, is a small village, roughly 12 miles outside of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It is known for being the home of Welsh poet R.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Wales
- Also known as: “Eglwys-fach” and “Scyborycoed”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ynyshir and Dovey Junction railway station.
Ynyshir
Restaurant
Photo: PKwicipics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ynyshir is a restaurant in Eglwys Fach, Ceredigion, Wales. It is run by chef patron Gareth Ward and has been awarded two Michelin stars. Ward, originally from County Durham, has run the restaurant since 2013.
Dovey Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovey Junction is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in Wales. It is the junction where the line splits into the line to Aberystwyth and the Cambrian Coast Line to Pwllheli. Dovey Junction railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Eglwys Fach.
Cors Dyfi nature reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Celuici, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cors Dyfi is a nature reserve located near to the village of Derwenlas near Machynlleth, in the county of Powys, Wales. Located on land reclaimed from the estuary on the south side of the River Dyfi, the reserve is under the management of the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. Cors Dyfi nature reserve is situated 2 miles northeast of Eglwys Fach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Furnace and Glandyfi.
Furnace
Village
Photo: PKwicipics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furnace is a hamlet in Ceredigion, Wales on the A487 trunk road from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth, near Eglwysfach. It is the location of the Dyfi Furnace, used from the 1750s to the 19th century to make pig iron with charcoal as fuel.
Glandyfi
Hamlet
Glandyfi is a small hamlet in the county of Ceredigion in Wales on the A487 trunk road from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth. Glandyfi Castle was built in the Regency Gothic style in 1810 for George Jeffreys.
Pennal
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pennal is a village and community on the A493 road in southern Gwynedd, Wales, on the north bank of the River Dyfi, near Machynlleth. It lies in the historic county of Merionethshire and is within the Snowdonia National Park. Pennal is situated 3 miles north of Eglwys Fach.
Eglwys Fach
- Category: locality
- Location: Ysgubor-y-coed, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.54385° or 52° 32′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.93812° or 3° 56′ 17″ westElevation
502 feet (153 metres)Open location code
9C4RG3V6+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 254442447OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Eglwys Fach” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Eglwys Fach”
- Irish: “Eglwys Fach”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Fach”
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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 “Eglwys Fach”. Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.