River Banwy
The River Banwy is a river about 19 miles long in Powys, Wales. It is a tributary of the River Vyrnwy. The Banwy rises in the hills near the pass which takes the A458 road between Mallwyd and Welshpool.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Wales
- Also known as: “Afon Banwy” and “River Banw”
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ysgol Meifod and Allt y Main.
Ysgol Meifod
School
Meifod, formerly also written Meivod, is a small village, community and electoral ward seven miles north-west of Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy.
Allt y Main
Peak
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allt y Main is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northeast of River Banwy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meifod and Llangynyw.
Meifod
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meifod, formerly also written Meivod, is a small village, community and electoral ward seven miles north-west of Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy.
Llangynyw
Hamlet
Photo: John Ingleby (painter), Public domain.
Llangynyw is a hamlet and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, mid Wales. It is located on a hill inside a bend in the River Banwy, approximately two miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion. Llangynyw is situated 2½ miles southwest of River Banwy.
Pontrobert
Village
Photo: John Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontrobert is an ecclesiastical parish that was formed in September 1854. It comprises the townships of Teirtref and part of Nantymeichiaid in the parish Meifod, a portion of Cynhinfa which was in the parish of Llangynyw and portions of the townships of Fachwel, Llaethbwlch and Cadwnfa which were in the parish of Llanfihangel. Pontrobert is situated 2½ miles west of River Banwy.
River Banwy
- 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—“River Banwy” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Banwy”
- Cebuano: “River Banwy”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بانوى”
- Irish: “Afon Banwy”
- Swedish: “River Banwy”
- Welsh: “Afon Banwy”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Newbridge and Henllan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gallt yr Ancr and Moel y Sant.
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