Big Forest

Big Forest is a hill in Meifod, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 961 feet. Big Forest is situated nearby to the locality Trefnant, as well as near Newbridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ysgol Meifod and Cyfronydd Hall.

Ysgol Meifod

School

Meifod, formerly also written Meivod, is a small village, community and electoral ward seven miles north-west of Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy. Ysgol Meifod is situated 2 miles north of Big Forest.

Cyfronydd Hall

House

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cyfronydd Hall is a Welsh country house located on the A458 road between Welshpool and the hamlet of Cyfronydd, Llanfair Caereinion. It was built in about 1865 for the Pryce Jones family after an earlier hall on the site burned down. Cyfronydd Hall is situated 2 miles southwest of Big Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meifod and Llangynyw.

Meifod

Village

Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llangynyw

Hamlet

Photo: John Ingleby (painter), Public domain.

Llangynyw is a hamlet and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, mid Wales. It is located on a hill inside a bend in the River Banwy, approximately two miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion. Llangynyw is situated 2½ miles west of Big Forest.

Castle Caereinion

Village

Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle Caereinion is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, upon the River Banwy, around 8 miles west of Welshpool, and 4 miles east of Llanfair Caereinion. Castle Caereinion is situated 3 miles south of Big Forest.

Big Forest

Type: Hill with an elevation of 961 feet
Category: landform
Location: Meifod, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.68305° or 52° 40′ 59″ north

Longitude

-3.23662° or 3° 14′ 12″ west

Elevation

961 feet (293 metres)

Open location code

9C4RMQM7+69

GeoNames ID

12611056

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