Tawe-Uchaf

Tawe-Uchaf is a community in Powys, Wales. Situated north-east of Ystradgynlais in the upper valley of the River Tawe, it includes the villages of Caehopkin, Coelbren, Glyntawe, Pen-y-cae, Penwyllt and Ynyswen.

Type: Locality with 1,500 residents
Description: community in Powys, Wales
Also known as: “Tawe Uchaf”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Henrhyd Falls and Cribarth.

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. Famous for its appearance as the entrance to the Batcave in The Dark Knight trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan.

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.

Dan yr Ogof

Cave

Photo: Sloman, Public domain.

Dan yr Ogof, at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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.

Abercraf

Village

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Tawe-Uchaf

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

51.8074° or 51° 48′ 27″ north

Longitude

-3.6687° or 3° 40′ 7″ west

Population

1,500

Elevation

869 feet (265 metres)

Open location code

9C3RR84J+XG

GeoNames ID

7298909

Wikidata ID

Q7689249

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Tawe-Uchaf” goes by many names.

Basque: “Tawe Uchaf”
Breton: “Tawe Uchaf”
Cebuano: “Tawe-Uchaf”
Chinese: “Tawe-Uchaf”
French: “Tawe Uchaf”
French: “Tawe-Uchaf”
Irish: “Tawe Uchaf”
Min Nan Chinese: “Tawe-Uchaf”
Swedish: “Tawe-Uchaf”
Welsh: “Tawe Uchaf”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ynyswen and Coelbren.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Craig-y-Nos Castle and Henrhyd Waterfall.

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