Broad Water

Broad Water, or Broadwater is a salt water lagoon near , formed from the silted up estuary of the . In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the estuary was used by the shipbuilding industry, as small sailing ships were launched to carry peat from the local peat bogs.
Wikipedia
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: lagoon near Tywyn, north Wales
  • Also known as: “Aber Dysynni”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tonfanau railway station and Tywyn railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Brian Gordon Pitt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway stop that serves Tonfanau in , Wales. The station is located alongside the ruins of the army base it once served and only a couple of occupied buildings can be found within the surrounding area.

Railway station
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
serves the town of in , . The station is on the Cambrian Coast Line, with passenger services to , , , , Aberdovey, and .

Peak
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhoslefain and Bryncrug.

Village
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
, sometimes spelt Bryn-crug, is a village and community in , Wales. Afon Fathew flows through the village and into the . The village is situated to the north east of the town of , at the junction of the A493 and B4405 roads.

Hamlet
Photo: Hefin Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and a community in , North West Wales. It was formerly part of the historic county of . It is located within national park, south of the mountain range of the same name.

Broad Water

Latitude
52.60382° or 52° 36′ 14″ north
Longitude
-4.09972° or 4° 5′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C4QJW32+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29784256
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
10377770
Wiki­data ID
Q4971987
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Broad Water” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Broad Water (kalapukan)”
  • Cebuano: “Broad Water”
  • French: “Broad Water”
  • Swedish: “Broad Water (träsk)”
  • Swedish: “Broad Water”
  • Welsh: “Aber Dysynni”

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