Banwen
Banwen is a small village in Neath Port Talbot county borough in Wales. Banwen is part of the community of Onllwyn along with the village of Onllwyn itself and the adjacent parish of Dyffryn Cellwen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Henrhyd Falls and Hirfynydd.
Henrhyd Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Daimack, Public domain.
Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales, with a drop of 90 feet. It lies on National Trust land, in the county of Powys.
Hirfynydd
Peak
Hirfynydd is a 481-metre-high hill in Neath Port Talbot county borough in South Wales. A Roman road, Sarn Helen, runs along its entire northeast–southwest ridge-line, a route followed by a modern-day byway. Hirfynydd is situated 1½ miles southwest of Banwen.
Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary
Zoo
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary between Caehopkin and Abercraf in Powys, Wales. It became the Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary in December 2008, being previously known as Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuary. Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is situated 2 miles northwest of Banwen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Onllwyn and Coelbren.
Onllwyn
Village
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Onllwyn is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, near Seven Sisters. The community area also covers the small settlements of Dyffryn Cellwen and Banwen.
Coelbren
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coelbren is a small rural village within the community of Tawe Uchaf in southernmost Powys, Wales. It lies on the very northern edge of the South Wales Coalfield some six miles north-east of Ystradgynlais and just outside the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Seven Sisters
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seven Sisters is a village and community in the Dulais Valley, Wales, UK. It lies 10 miles north-east of Neath. Seven Sisters falls within the Seven Sisters ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough. Seven Sisters is situated 2½ miles west of Banwen.
Banwen
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Onllwyn, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77449° or 51° 46′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.66114° or 3° 39′ 40″ westElevation
794 feet (242 metres)Open location code
9C3RQ8FQ+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5093006079OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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