Banc

Banc is a hill in , , and has an elevation of 679 feet. Banc is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llwyfan Cerrig railway station and Danycoed Halt railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llwyfan Cerrig is a heritage railway station on the preserved Gwili Railway. The station previously did not exist before the closure of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line in 1965 and was constructed and later opened in 1988 by the Gwili Railway.

Railway station
Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Danycoed Halt, which is Welsh for below the trees, was built by the Gwili Railway in the late 1990s and opened in 2001. It is the current northern terminus of the line, but may become redundant when the preserved railway extends over a mile northwards into the nearby station site and then further on up to Llanpumpsaint Station some 2+1⁄2 miles further on.

Railway station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, originally a stop on the now closed Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line, is the headquarters of the preserved Gwili Railway, in , United Kingdom. is situated 2 miles southeast of Banc.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanpumsaint and Bronwydd.

Village
Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , Wales. In the 2001 UK Census, community had a population of 595. It is not to be confused with , a small village some distance away on the River Cothi.

Village
Photo: Marion Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in the county of , Wales, situated about three miles north of in the valley of the . is situated 2 miles southeast of Banc.

Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in the county of , Wales. The community includes the villages of , and . is situated 2 miles west of Banc.

Banc

Latitude
51.92132° or 51° 55′ 17″ north
Longitude
-4.32081° or 4° 19′ 15″ west
Elevation
679 feet (207 metres)
Open location code
9C3QWMCH+GM
Geo­Names ID
12612020
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