Pipton
Pipton is a small settlement and part of the former community of Bronllys in Powys, Wales. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Glasbury, St Peters. Pipton was formerly a civil parish in the historic county of Brecknockshire.Photo: Martin Loader, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: hamlet in the county of Powys, Wales
- Also known as: “Pipton Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Old Barn Inn and Gwernyfed High School.
The Old Barn Inn
Pub
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Barn Inn is a pub, which is situated 2,100 feet east of Pipton.
Gwernyfed High School
School
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwernyfed High School is an old manor house turned into a high school in the village of Three Cocks, Brecon, Powys, Wales. The school is an English-medium school educating students between 11 and 19 years old from a mainly rural catchment area. Gwernyfed High School is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Pipton.
Bronllys Castle
Castle
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronllys Castle is a motte and bailey fortress standing south of Bronllys, towards Talgarth in Powys, Wales. The original castle, constructed of wood, was founded in or soon after 1100 by Richard Fitz Pons, the owner of the nearby Herefordshire barony of Clifford, who was a supporter of Bernard of Neufmarché. Bronllys Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Pipton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Three Cocks and Glasbury.
Three Cocks
Village
Photo: Andrew Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Three Cocks or Aberllynfi is a village near Glasbury in Powys, Wales. The Welsh name refers to the mouth of the Afon Llynfi which enters the River Wye a mile from the village. The nearest town is Talgarth some 2.7 miles to the southwest.
Glasbury
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glasbury, also known as Glasbury-on-Wye, is a village and community in Powys, Wales. The village lies at an important crossing point on the River Wye, connecting the historic counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire, and is located just outside the Brecon Beacons National Park, north of the Black Mountains.
Pipton
- Category: hamlet
- Location: Bronllys, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Pipton” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Pipton”
- Dutch: “Pipton”
- French: “Pipton”
- Irish: “Pipton”
- Welsh: “Pipton”
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