Afon Claerwen
Afon Claerwen is a stream in Wales, United Kingdom. Afon Claerwen is situated nearby to Elan Village, as well as near the village Llanwrthwl.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gorllwyn and Foel Valve Tower, Elan Valley.
Gorllwyn
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Gorllwyn is a subsidiary summit of Drygarn Fawr, located on a remote moorland plateau of the Cambrian Mountains. The summit is grassy and is surrounded by peat bog. Gorllwyn is situated 2 miles south of Afon Claerwen.
Carn Gafallt
Peak
Carn Gafallt is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Breconshire, Powys, Wales, and a hill of 466 metres which is a Marilyn. Carn Gafallt is situated 2½ miles northeast of Afon Claerwen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elan Village and Llanwrthwl.
Elan Village
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elan Village is a small purpose-built community in Powys, Wales. It was designed by architect Herbert Tudor Buckland as part of Birmingham Corporation's scheme to construct a series of water supply reservoirs in the Elan Valley between 1892 and 1904. Elan Village is situated 2½ miles northeast of Afon Claerwen.
Llanwrthwl
Village
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwrthwl is a village and community in Powys, mid Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. Llanwrthwl lies off the A470 road, north by road from Builth Wells and Newbridge-on-Wye and south of Rhayader. Llanwrthwl is situated 4 miles east of Afon Claerwen.
Rhayader
Photo: Outwivcamera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rhayader is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is 20 miles from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is located at the junction of the A470 road and the A44 road 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth.
Afon Claerwen
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Claerwen”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.25° or 52° 15′ northLongitude
-3.6° or 3° 36′ westElevation
1,247 feet (380 metres)Open location code
9C4R7C22+22GeoNames ID
2652968
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