Gwaunceste Hill
Gwaunceste Hill is a 542-metre-high hill in the county of Powys in east Wales. It falls within the communities of Gladestry and Glascwm around 4 km east of the village of Hundred House and about 2 km north of the hamlet of Glascwm.Places of Interest
Highlights include St David’s Church and The Fforest Inn, Llanfihangel-Nant-Melan.
St David’s Church
Church
Photo: Andrew Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St David's Church is an active parish church in the village of Glascwm, Powys, Wales. It stands in a circular churchyard in the centre of the village, some 9m to the north-east of Builth Wells.
The Fforest Inn, Llanfihangel-Nant-Melan
Pub
Photo: Roger D Kidd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fforest Inn, Llanfihangel-Nant-Melan is a pub.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glascwm and Yardro.
Glascwm
Village
Photo: Angela Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glascwm is a community in the upper Edw valley in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales. The main settlement is concentrated in the two centrally located small villages of Frank's Bridge, located on the eastern slope of the valley, and Hundred House, located on the river terrace on the western side of the Edw.
Yardro
Hamlet
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yardro is a hamlet in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Radnorshire. The nearest significant towns are Kington, Herefordshire and Presteigne. New Radnor, which used to be the county town of Radnorshire, is a short distance to the north of Yardro.
Gladestry
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gladestry is a small village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, mid-Wales, close to the border with England at the end of the Hergest Ridge and south of the large moorland area of Radnor Forest.
Gwaunceste Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,778 feet
- Description: hill (542m) in Powys
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Glascwm, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.19173° or 52° 11′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.2329° or 3° 13′ 59″ westElevation
1,778 feet (542 metres)Open location code
9C4R5QR8+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 3921037245OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12608108Wikidata ID
Q13128818
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Gwaunceste Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gwaunceste Hill”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جواونسيسانت هيل”
- Welsh: “Bryn Gwaunceste”
- Welsh: “Gwaunceste Hill”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Hill and Llanboidy Wood.
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