Abercraf

Abercraf is a village in Powys, Wales, in the community of Ystradgynlais and within the historic boundaries of the county of Brecknockshire. A distinct dialect of English is spoken in the village, as well as the Welsh language.

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Type: Village
Description: village in the county of Powys, Wales
Also known as: “Abercrave”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cribarth and Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary.

Cribarth

Peak

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cribarth is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Brecknockshire. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m at OS grid reference SN 831143.

Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary

Zoo

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary between Caehopkin and Abercraf in Powys, Wales. It became the Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary in December 2008, being previously known as Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuary.

Henrhyd Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Daimack, Public domain.

Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales, with a drop of 90 feet. It lies on National Trust land, in the county of Powys. Henrhyd Falls is situated 2½ miles east of Abercraf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pen y Cae and Onllwyn.

Pen y Cae

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen-y-cae is a village in Powys, Wales in the Brecon Beacons National Park between Abercraf and Craig-y-Nos Castle, in the community of Tawe-Uchaf. The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the River Tawe.

Onllwyn

Village

Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Onllwyn is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, near Seven Sisters. The community area also covers the small settlements of Dyffryn Cellwen and Banwen. Onllwyn is situated 2 miles southeast of Abercraf.

Cwmgiedd

Hamlet

Cwmgiedd is a small village beside the River Giedd within the community of Ystradgynlais, Powys, Wales. It lies 22.5 km north-east of Swansea and 253 km west of London. Cwmgiedd is situated 2 miles southwest of Abercraf.

Abercraf

Category: locality
Location: Ystradgynlais, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.80059° or 51° 48′ 2″ north

Longitude

-3.71539° or 3° 42′ 55″ west

Elevation

430 feet (131 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB ACF

Open location code

9C3RR72M+6R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1249748243

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

6692733

Wikidata ID

Q3402341

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Abercraf” goes by many names.

Basque: “Abercraf”
Breton: “Abercraf”
Catalan: “Abercrave”
Dutch: “Abercraf”
French: “Abercraf”
Irish: “Aber-craf”
Italian: “Abercraf”
Japanese: “アバークレイヴ”
Scots: “Abercraf”
Spanish: “Abercrave”
Swedish: “Abercraf”
Welsh: “Aber-craf”
Welsh: “Abercraf”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abercraf Fire and Rescue and Bryn Seion Chapel.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Abercraf”. Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.