Furnace

Furnace is a hamlet in , Wales on the A487 trunk road from to , near Eglwysfach. It is the location of the Dyfi Furnace, used from the 1750s to the 19th century to make pig iron with charcoal as fuel.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Ceredigion, Wales
  • Also known as: “Ffwrnais” and “Furnace, Ceredigion”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ynyshir and Dovey Junction railway station.

Restaurant
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is a restaurant in , , Wales. It is run by head chef Gareth Ward, who owns it with his partner Amelia Eiriksson, and in 2022 became the first restaurant in Wales to be awarded two Michelin stars.

Railway station
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Dovey Junction is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in . It is the junction where the line splits into the line to and the Cambrian Coast Line to . is situated 2 miles north of Furnace.

Nature reserve
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Cors Dyfi is a nature reserve located near to the village of near , in the county of , . Located on land reclaimed from the estuary on the south side of the , the reserve is under the management of the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Furnace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eglwys Fach and Glandyfi.

Village
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, also known as or Eglwysfach, is a small village, roughly 12 miles outside of , , Wales. It is known for being the home of Welsh poet R.

Hamlet
is a small hamlet in the county of in on the A487 trunk road from to . Castle was built in the Regency Gothic style in 1810 for George Jeffreys.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the community of , , Wales, which is 79.3 miles from and 178.1 miles from . is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Furnace.

Furnace

Latitude
52.53818° or 52° 32′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.94057° or 3° 56′ 26″ west
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
9C4RG3Q5+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29731450
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12262073
Wiki­data ID
Q3400840
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Furnace” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Furnace”
  • Breton: “Ffwrnais”
  • Dutch: “Furnace”
  • French: “Furnace”
  • Irish: “Ffwrnais”
  • Ukrainian: “Ферніс”
  • Welsh: “Ffwrnais Dyfi”
  • Welsh: “Ffwrnais, Ceredigion”
  • Welsh: “Ffwrnais”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Furnace Waterfall and Coed Penrhyn-bach.

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