River Thaw

The River Thaw is a river in the , south . At 20 kilometres/12.4 miles, it is the longest river entirely in the Vale of Glamorgan.
  • Stream
  • Description: river in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
  • Also known as
    “Afon Ddaw”
    “Afon Ddawan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aberthaw power stations and The Blue Anchor Inn.
Two decommissioned coal-fired and co-fired biomass…
St Athan Boys' Village was a village-style holiday…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gileston and Font-y-gary.
, also Fontygary, Fontegary or Fontygari…
is a village and community in the in . is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Thaw.
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Latitude
51.3828° or 51° 22′ 58″ north
Longitude
-3.3961° or 3° 23′ 46″ west
Open location code
9C3R9JM3+4H
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Thaw” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “River Thaw”
  • Irish: “Afon Ddawan”
  • Livvi: “Afon Ddawan”
  • Slovenian: “Thaw”
  • Swedish: “River Thaw”
  • Welsh: “Afon Ddawan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Aberthaw and East Aberthaw.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ash Tip and Breaksea Point.

Wales: Highlights

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