Cwmbach

Cwmbach is a hamlet in Glasbury, Powys, Wales. Cwmbach is situated nearby to the village Glasbury, as well as near the locality Ciltwrch Common.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maesyronnen Chapel and Gwernyfed High School.

Maesyronnen Chapel

Church

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Maesyronnen Chapel is about 1 mile north of the village of Glasbury, Powys, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building. The chapel is one of the earliest Nonconformist chapels to be built in Wales, and is the only chapel existing from that time to be largely unchanged and still in use as a chapel.

Gwernyfed High School

School

Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gwernyfed High School is an old manor house turned into a high school in the village of Three Cocks, Brecon, Powys, Wales. The school is an English-medium school educating students between 11 and 19 years old from a mainly rural catchment area. Gwernyfed High School is situated 1½ miles south of Cwmbach.

The Old Barn Inn

Pub

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Old Barn Inn is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glasbury and Pipton.

Glasbury

Village

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Glasbury, also known as Glasbury-on-Wye, is a village and community in Powys, Wales. The village lies at an important crossing point on the River Wye, connecting the historic counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire, and is located just outside the Brecon Beacons National Park, north of the Black Mountains.

Pipton

Hamlet

Photo: Martin Loader, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pipton is a small settlement and part of the former community of Bronllys in Powys, Mid Wales. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Glasbury, St Peters.

Three Cocks

Village

Photo: Andrew Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Three Cocks or Aberllynfi is a village near Glasbury in Powys, Wales. The Welsh name refers to the mouth of the Afon Llynfi which enters the River Wye a mile from the village. The nearest town is Talgarth some 2.7 miles to the southwest.

Cwmbach

Type: Hamlet
Description: village in the community of Glasbury, Powys, Wales
Category: locality
Location: Glasbury, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.04955° or 52° 2′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.21535° or 3° 12′ 55″ west

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

9C4R2QXM+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1478884806

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13273290

Wikidata ID

Q20598258

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Irish to Welsh—“Cwmbach” goes by many names.

Irish: “Cwmbach, y Clas-ar-Wy”
Welsh: “Cwm-bach, y Clas-ar-Wy”
Welsh: “Cwm-bach, Y Clas-ar-Wy”
Welsh: “Cwm-bach”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ciltwrch Common and Ffynnon Gynydd.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glasbury Methodist Church and Foyles of Glasbury.

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