Bettws-y-Crwyn
Bettws-y-Crwyn is a locality in Shropshire, West Midlands, England. Bettws-y-Crwyn is situated nearby to the hamlet Anchor, as well as near the locality Quabbs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bryn Amlwg Castle and Church of St Mary.
Bryn Amlwg Castle
Archaeological site
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Bryn Amlwg Castle was an enclosure castle near Anchor, Shropshire, abutting the England–Wales border. It is a scheduled monument, listed in 1930. This was an enclosure castle of the 12th and 13th centuries, and had towers and a gatehouse.
Cantlin Stone
Memorial
The Cantlin Stone is a rough stone approximately two feet across with an inscription recording the death of one Willam Cantlin there, and the fact that he was buried at Bettws. Cantlin Stone is situated 2½ miles north of Bettws-y-Crwyn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beguildy and Bettws-y-Crwyn.
Beguildy
Village
Photo: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beguildy is a village and community in Powys, Wales. In 2011 the community had a population of 723. It lies in a remote tract of countryside, 8 miles northwest of Knighton, on the B4355 road to Newtown, near the headwaters of the River Teme, at an elevation of 254 metres. Beguildy is situated 2 miles south of Bettws-y-Crwyn.
Bettws-y-Crwyn
Hamlet
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bettws-y-Crwyn is a small, remote village and civil parish in south-west Shropshire, England. It is close to the England–Wales border and is one of a number of English villages to have a Welsh language placename.
Anchor
Hamlet
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anchor is a remote hamlet in southwest Shropshire, England. The hamlet is the most westerly place in Shropshire.
Bettws-y-Crwyn
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.4415° or 52° 26′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.1838° or 3° 11′ 2″ westElevation
1,460 feet (445 metres)Open location code
9C4RCRR8+HFGeoNames ID
7301060
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