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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glasbury and Pipton.
Glasbury
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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, Wales. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Glasbury, St Peters. Pipton was formerly a civil parish in the historic county of Brecknockshire.
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 Hay-on-Wye some 5 miles to the northeast.
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″ northLongitude
-3.21535° or 3° 12′ 55″ westElevation
331 feet (101 metres)Open location code
9C4R2QXM+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1478884806OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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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”
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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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