Cwm Cwy

Cwm Cwy is a locality in Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales. Cwm Cwy is situated nearby to the locality Coety Wood, as well as near Aber Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waun Rydd and Talybont Reservoir.

Waun Rydd

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Waun Rydd is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park, in southern Powys, Wales. Its height is 769 m and it tops a large boggy plateau rising to the east of Pen y Fan. Waun Rydd is situated 2 miles southwest of Cwm Cwy.

Talybont Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Keith Lawson 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Talybont Reservoir is the largest stillwater reservoir in the central Brecon Beacons at 318 acres. Talybont-on-Usk is 1.5 miles downstream of the dam. Construction of the current dam started in 1931 by Newport Corporation, and in 1939 the reservoir started supplying Newport with treated water. Talybont Reservoir is situated 2 miles south of Cwm Cwy.

Allt Lwyd

Peak

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Allt Lwyd is a top of Waun Rydd in the Brecon Beacons National Park, in southern Powys, Wales. The summit is heathery and marked by a small pile of stones. Allt Lwyd is situated 2 miles south of Cwm Cwy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aber and Pencelli.

Aber

Hamlet

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aber, also known as Aber Village or the Welsh name Aberclydach, is a hamlet within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It is centred on the confluence between the Clydach brook meets the Caerfanell river, and on a minor road which runs south from Talybont-on-Usk.

Pencelli

Hamlet

Pencelli is a small village within the community of Talybont-on-Usk in the county of Powys, Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. The Welsh name signifies the 'end of grove'. Pencelli is situated 2 miles north of Cwm Cwy.

Llanfrynach

Village

Photo: Helene, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanfrynach is a village and community in the county of Powys, Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. Llanfrynach is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cwm Cwy.

Cwm Cwy

Type: Locality
Location: Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.89135° or 51° 53′ 29″ north

Longitude

-3.32249° or 3° 19′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C3RVMRH+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10120640337

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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