Brooks

Brooks is a hamlet in Bettws, Powys, Wales. Brooks is situated nearby to the hamlet Bettws Cedwain, as well as near Pantyfridd.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rhiw Valley Light Railway and Vaynor Park.

Rhiw Valley Light Railway

Photo: Murfas, CC BY 3.0.

The Rhiw Valley Light Railway was a 15 in gauge railway located near to the village of Berriew in Powys, Wales. It closed on 2 October 2022. Rhiw Valley Light Railway is situated 2 miles north of Brooks.

Vaynor Park

House

Vaynor Park is a country house in a landscaped park, standing on high ground to the south-west of Berriew village, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, now Powys. Vaynor Park is situated 2 miles east of Brooks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manafon and Tregynon.

Manafon

Village

Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Manafon is a small rural community located in the hills of Montgomeryshire, the Northern part of the Welsh county of Powys. The Parish focuses on the valley of the River Rhiew that runs west to east into the River Severn". Manafon is situated 2½ miles northwest of Brooks.

Tregynon

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tregynon is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, to the north of Newtown and south west of Welshpool. The population of the community was 892 at the 2011 Census. Tregynon is situated 3 miles west of Brooks.

Berriew

Village

Photo: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Berriew is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. It is on the Montgomeryshire Canal and the Afon Rhiw, near the confluence with the River Severn at grid reference SJ185005, 79 miles from Cardiff and 151 miles from London. Berriew is situated 3 miles east of Brooks.

Brooks

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Bettws, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.58584° or 52° 35′ 9″ north

Longitude

-3.26699° or 3° 16′ 1″ west

Elevation

571 feet (174 metres)

Open location code

9C4RHPPM+86

OpenStreetMap ID

node 428915231

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13278244

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