Afon Eden
Afon Eden is a tributary river than runs into the Afon Mawddach in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a protected river because it is one of the few breeding grounds for freshwater pearl mussels.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Eden” and “River Eden”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve and Dolmelynllyn Hall.
Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve is situated behind the village of Ganllwyd on the A470, about 9 kilometres north of Dolgellau in Wales, United Kingdom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfachreth and Llanelltyd.
Llanfachreth
Village
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Llanfachreth is a village approximately three miles north-east of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in the community of Brithdir and Llanfachreth within the historic boundaries of Merionethshire, Wales. Llanfachreth is situated 2½ miles southeast of Afon Eden.
Llanelltyd
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanelltyd is a small village and community in Gwynedd, to the northwest of Dolgellau. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 514, 57.4% of which speak Welsh. Llanelltyd is situated 3 miles south of Afon Eden.
Penmaenpool
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Penmaenpool is a hamlet on the south side of the estuary of the River Mawddach in Wales, near Dolgellau. A Grade II listed toll bridge provides access across the estuary for light vehicles.
Afon Eden
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Afon Eden” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Afon Eden”
- Irish: “Afon Eden (Gwynedd)”
- Japanese: “エデン川”
- Swedish: “Afon Eden”
- Welsh: “Afon Eden (Gwynedd)”
- Welsh: “Afon Eden”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Afon Eden”. Photo: Peter Shone, CC BY-SA 2.0.