Cwmhir Abbey
Cwmhir Abbey, near Llandrindod Wells in Powys, is a Welsh Cistercian monastery founded in 1176 by Cadwallon ap Madog. A spurious tale was later recorded that the abbey was founded in 1143 by Meredudd ap Maelgwn at Ty-faenor, and then refounded at the present location near the village of Abbeycwmhir in 1176.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Grade II* listed building in Abbeycwmhir. Abbey
- Also known as: “Abaty Cwm Hir”, “Abaty Cwm-hir”, “Abbey Cwm-hir”, “Abbey Cwmhir”, and “Abbey Cwmhir (Abbeycwmhir, Wales)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abbey Cwmhir Hall and St Mary’s Church.
Abbey Cwmhir Hall
Photo: Kieranpkelly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbey-Cwm-Hir Hall is a neo-Elizabethan country house in the Welsh county of Powys. Abbey Cwmhir Hall is situated 560 feet northwest of Cwmhir Abbey.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Andrew Bowden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary’s Church is situated 820 feet northwest of Cwmhir Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbeycwmhir and Nantmel.
Abbeycwmhir
Hamlet
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbeycwmhir or Abbey Cwmhir is a village and community in the valley of the Nant Clywedog in Powys, Wales. The community includes the hamlet of Bwlch-y-sarnau. It was historically in Radnorshire.
Nantmel
Village
Photo: Mark Evison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nantmel is a village and a community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, and is 76.5 miles from Cardiff and 150.5 miles from London. In 2011 the population of Nantmel was 621 with 11.8% of them able to speak Welsh. Nantmel is situated 3½ miles southwest of Cwmhir Abbey.
Llanbister
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Longton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanbister is a small village and community with a 2011 population of 382 in Powys, mid Wales, in the historic county of Radnorshire. It is on the river Ithon, at the junction of the A483 road and the B4356. Llanbister is situated 3½ miles northeast of Cwmhir Abbey.
Cwmhir Abbey
- Categories: abbey, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Abbey Cwmhir, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.32987° or 52° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.38755° or 3° 23′ 15″ westElevation
840 feet (256 metres)Open location code
9C4R8JH6+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 974492304OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11523704Wikidata ID
Q143226
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Cwmhir Abbey” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Abati Cwm-hir”
- Cornish: “Abaty Cwm-hir”
- Dutch: “Cwmhir Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Cwmhir”
- French: “Abbaye de Cwmhir”
- German: “Cwmhir Abbey”
- Welsh: “Abaty Cwm Hir”
- Welsh: “Abaty Cwm-hir”
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