Glan-yr-afon

Glan-yr-afon is a small village near in , , situated on the A494. The village lies on the boundary between Gwynedd and Denbighshire.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: hamlet in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Glan-yr-afon, Gwynedd” and “Glanrafon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llangar Old Church and The Goat Inn.

Church
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Llangar Church, or All Saints Old Parish Church, Llangar, was formerly the parish church of Llangar with Cynwyd, in the Dee Valley, , North Wales. is situated 2½ miles east of Glan-yr-afon.

Pub
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is a pub.

Pub
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is a pub, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Glan-yr-afon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Druid and Maerdy.

Hamlet
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is a small village in , . The village is located where the A5 and the A494 meet, about two miles west of and near the boundary with .

Village
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is a village.

Locality
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is a township in the parish of , , , formerly in the old cantref of Edeirnion and later a part of , two miles from and ten miles north east of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Glan-yr-afon.

Glan-yr-afon

Latitude
52.97174° or 52° 58′ 18″ north
Longitude
-3.45371° or 3° 27′ 13″ west
Elevation
620 feet (189 metres)
Open location code
9C4RXGCW+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29779306
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13277198
Wiki­data ID
Q5566643
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Glan-yr-afon” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Glanrafon”
  • French: “Glanrafon”
  • Irish: “Glanyrafon”
  • Welsh: “Glanyrafon, Gwynedd”
  • Welsh: “Glanyrafon”

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