Bwlch
Bwlch is a village and an electoral ward in the community of Cwmdu and District, Powys, south Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and Crickhowell.Photo: Malcra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include The New Inn and Blaenllynfi Castle.
Blaenllynfi Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blaenllynfi Castle is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century.
Buckland Hill
Peak
Buckland Hill is a low hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys in Wales. Sitting transversely across the Usk valley between the river and the village of Bwlch, it provides excellent panoramic views down the valley and across to the Black Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangynidr and Talybont-on-Usk.
Llangynidr
Village
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangynidr is a village, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales, about 4 miles west of Crickhowell and 9 miles south-east of Brecon. The River Usk flows through the village as does the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. Llangynidr is situated 1½ miles south of Bwlch.
Talybont-on-Usk
Village
Photo: Alan Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talybont-on-Usk is a village and community in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire. It lies on both the Caerfanell river and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, about 1 mile from the River Usk. Talybont-on-Usk is situated 2 miles west of Bwlch.
Cwmdu
Village
Photo: Rugbydave45, CC BY 3.0.
Cwmdu or Llanfihangel Cwmdu is a small village in the community of Cwmdu and District, situated in the heart of the Black Mountains in Powys, Wales. Its name is derived from the Welsh language "Cwm Du", which means 'Black Valley'. Cwmdu is situated 2 miles northeast of Bwlch.
Bwlch
- Type: Village with 1,030 residents
- Description: hamlet in the county of Powys, Wales
- Category: locality
- Location: Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.89022° or 51° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.23828° or 3° 14′ 18″ westPopulation
1,030Elevation
640 feet (195 metres)Open location code
9C3RVQR6+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 981540472OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2654139Wikidata ID
Q5003693
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Bwlch” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bwlch”
- Dutch: “Bwlch”
- French: “Bwlch”
- Irish: “Bwlch”
- Welsh: “Bwlch, Powys”
- Welsh: “Bwlch”
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