Banc Penygwernydd

Banc Penygwernydd is a hill in Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales and has an elevation of 1,070 feet. Banc Penygwernydd is situated nearby to the hamlet New Row, as well as near the locality Yspytty-Ystwyth.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Devil’s Bridge railway station and John the Baptist Church.

Devil’s Bridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Devil's Bridge is a heritage railway station that serves the village of Devil's Bridge, in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the eastern terminus of the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway, which was built to carry lead ore and timber, as well as tourists. Devil’s Bridge railway station is situated 2 miles north of Banc Penygwernydd.

John the Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.

John the Baptist Church is situated 1½ miles south of Banc Penygwernydd.

Rhiwfron railway station

Railway station

Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rhiwfron railway station is a railway station serving Rhiwfron in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales. It is an intermediate station on the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway. Rhiwfron railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Banc Penygwernydd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Row and Pont-rhyd-y-groes.

New Row

Hamlet

New Row is a hamlet in the community of Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 66.5 miles from Cardiff and 169.5 miles from London. New Row is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.

Pont-rhyd-y-groes

Village

Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pont-rhyd-y-groes is a village near Cwmystwyth and Devil's Bridge, in Ceredigion, Wales. The village takes its name from the bridge and ford over the River Ystwyth.

Ysbyty Ystwyth

Village

Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ysbyty Ystwyth is a small village and community in Ceredigion, Wales, 11 mi southeast of Aberystwyth. Its church and the parish of the same name were the property of the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, hence the 'Ysbyty' in the title, which never was a hospice for travellers to Strata Florida. Ysbyty Ystwyth is situated 1½ miles south of Banc Penygwernydd.

Banc Penygwernydd

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,070 feet
Category: landform
Location: Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.35053° or 52° 21′ 2″ north

Longitude

-3.86868° or 3° 52′ 7″ west

Elevation

1,070 feet (326 metres)

Open location code

9C4R942J+6G

GeoNames ID

12613377

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