Afon Clywedog
The Afon Clywedog is an upland headwater tributary of the River Severn in Powys, Wales. It is approximately 29 km long and has its source on the flanks of Plynlimon and has its confluence with the Severn in Llanidloes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Clywedog” and “River Clywedog”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Market Hall and Llanidloes Town Hall.
Old Market Hall
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
The Old Market Hall is the oldest timber-framed market hall in Llanidloes, Wales, dating to the early 17th century. Until well into the 20th century a weekly market was held on the open cobbled ground floor.
Llanidloes Town Hall
Town hall
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Llanidloes Town Hall is a municipal building in Great Oak Street, Llanidloes in Powys, Wales. The structure, which is the meeting place of Llanidloes Town Council as well as the home of the Llanidloes Museum and the Llanidloes Public Library, is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanidloes and Van.
Llanidloes
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Llanidloes is a town and community on the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire, Wales. The population in 2011 was 2,929, of whom 15% could speak Welsh.
Van
Village
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Van is a hamlet in Powys, Mid Wales, located to the north west of Llanidloes. Its name, an anglicisation of the local Welsh placename "Fan" or in full "Y Fan", is believed to originate from the names of two ancient farms in the area; Manledd Uchaf and Manledd Isaf. Van is situated 2 miles north of Afon Clywedog.
Llangurig
Village
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Llangurig is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The population was 723 in the 2011 UK Census. The community includes the hamlet of Cwmbelan. Llangurig is situated 4 miles southwest of Afon Clywedog.
Afon Clywedog
- 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 Breton to Welsh—“Afon Clywedog” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Afon Clywedog (Hafren)”
- Breton: “Afon Clywedog”
- Cebuano: “Afon Clywedog”
- Livvi: “Afon Clywedog (Hafren)”
- Livvi: “Afon Clywedog”
- Swedish: “Afon Clywedog”
- Welsh: “Afon Clywedog”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Llanidloes Castle and Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital.
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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 Clywedog”. Photo: Timevans500, CC BY-SA 4.0.