Crickhowell
Crickhowell is a small town in Powys, Wales. The town has a population of around 2,100 people. Today, Crickhowell is a popular tourist destination, and during summer the town is notably busier.Places of Interest
Highlights include Crickhowell Castle and St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell.
Crickhowell Castle
Ruins
Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crickhowell Castle is a Grade I listed building in Crickhowell, Wales, now largely ruined. An alternative name, "Alisby's Castle", is sometimes used; this is thought to be after a former governor of the castle, Gerald Alisby.
St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell
Church
Photo: Rick Crowley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Edmund's Church is located in Crickhowell, in southeastern Powys, Wales. Built in the early 14th century, the church is dedicated to Saint Edmund the king and martyr.
Cwrt-y-Gollen
Military installation
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Cwrt-y-Gollen is a British Army training base, 2 miles south-east of Crickhowell and just north of the A40 road and the River Usk, in southeastern Powys, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangattock and Gilwern.
Llangattock
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangattock is a village, community and electoral ward in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It lies in the Usk Valley just across the river from the town of Crickhowell.
Gilwern
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilwern is a village within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, Wales. Historically in Brecknockshire, it extends to either side of the River Clydach on the south side of the Usk valley. Gilwern is situated 3 miles southeast of Crickhowell.
Crickhowell
- Type: Locality
- Location: Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8581° or 51° 51′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.1364° or 3° 8′ 11″ westElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
9C3RVV57+6CGeoNames ID
7292183
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