River Garw
The River Garw runs for about 12 miles from its source in the hills north of Blaengarw to the confluence with the River Ogmore and the River Llynfi at Aberkenfig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: river in Wales
- Also known as: “Afon Garw” and “Garw Valley”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St David’s Church, Bettws and Church Of St Cein.
St David’s Church, Bettws
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St David's Church is a Grade I listed church in Bettws, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales. The church is believed to date to the 12th century, though was dedicated to St David later on. St David’s Church, Bettws is situated 2 miles south of River Garw.
Ainon Welsh Baptist Chapel
Church
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ainon Welsh Baptist Chapel is a church, which is situated 2½ miles west of River Garw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangynwyd and Maesteg.
Llangynwyd
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Llangynwyd is a village 2 miles to the south of Maesteg, in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. There are two parts to Llangynwyd, the larger more recent village is simply known as Llangynwyd while the smaller much older part which contains St Cynwyds church is locally known as "Top Llan".
Maesteg
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Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot.
Pontycymer
Town
Photo: Kev Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontycymer, also spelt Pontycymmer, is a former mining village in Wales. It is situated in the Garw Valley, in Bridgend County Borough, about 7 miles or 11 km north of the town of Bridgend.
River Garw
- Category: river
- Location: County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“River Garw” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Garw ibaia”
- Catalan: “Riu Garw”
- German: “Afon Garw”
- German: “River Garw”
- Irish: “Afon Garw”
- Low German: “Afon Garw”
- Welsh: “Afon Garw”
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