Craswall
Craswall is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It lies in the far west of the county, in the foothills of the Black Mountains, close to the border with Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 149 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Herefordshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Crasswall”, “Craswall, Herefordshire”, “Craswell”, and “Crosswold”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Black Mountain and Black Hill.
Black Mountain
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Black Mountain is a hill in the Black Mountains. It is the only Marilyn to fall exactly on the Welsh–English border, and it straddles Powys and Herefordshire. Its parent peak, Waun Fach, lies to the west.
Black Hill
Peak
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Black Hill is a hill in the Black Mountains in Herefordshire, England at grid reference SO275348. It rises just west of the village of Craswall, near the border with Wales.
Craswall Priory
Archaeological site
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craswall Priory was a Grandmontine priory in Herefordshire, England at grid reference SO27253770 dating from 1220 to 1225. The poor condition of the ruins mean that they are on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capel-y-ffin and Dorstone.
Capel-y-ffin
Hamlet
Photo: JamesWoolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capel-y-ffin is a hamlet near the English-Welsh border, a couple of miles north of Llanthony in Powys, Wales. It lies within the Black Mountains and within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 8 miles to the northwest. Capel-y-ffin is situated 3½ miles southwest of Craswall.
Dorstone
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dorstone is a village and civil parish within the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. There is a church and public house with restaurant. The Golden Valley area offers hillwalking and horseback riding countryside and is noted for its scenery. Dorstone is situated 4 miles northeast of Craswall.
Cusop
Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cusop is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England that lies at the foot of Cusop Hill next to the town of Hay-on-Wye in Wales. It is a short walk from Hay, the distance between bus stops, and can be reached by walking or driving out of Hay towards Bredwardine, and turning right into Cusop Dingle. Cusop is situated 4 miles northwest of Craswall.
Craswall
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.0214° or 52° 1′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.0494° or 3° 2′ 58″ westPopulation
149Elevation
1,001 feet (305 metres)Open location code
9C4R2XC2+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 29231873OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7293161Wikidata ID
Q3784296
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Craswall” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Craswall”
- Dutch: “Craswall”
- French: “Craswall”
- Irish: “Craswall”
- Japanese: “クラスウォール”
- Ladin: “Craswall”
- Polish: “Craswall”
- Swedish: “Craswall”
- Turkish: “Craswall”
- Welsh: “Craswall”
- “Craswall”
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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 “Craswall”. Photo: brianac37, CC BY 2.0.