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Elan Village

Elan Village is a small purpose-built community in , Wales. It was designed by architect Herbert Tudor Buckland as part of Birmingham Corporation's scheme to construct a series of water supply in the Elan Valley between 1892 and 1904.
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Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carn Gafallt and Caban Coch Dam.

Peak
is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Breconshire, , , and a hill of 466 metres which is a Marilyn.

Dam
Photo: Outwivcamera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Peak
Photo: John Horner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Elan Village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanwrthwl and Rhayader.

Village
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , , and the historic county of Brecknockshire. lies off the A470 road, north by road from and and south of . is situated 2½ miles east of Elan Village.

Photo: Outwivcamera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a market town and community in , Wales, within the historic county of . The town is 20 miles from the source of the on , the highest point of the , and is located at the junction of the A470 road and the A44 road 13 miles north of and 30 miles east of .

Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the Elan Valley near and in , . It is on a side road between the A44 to the northeast and the A470 to the southwest. is situated 3½ miles east of Elan Village.

Elan Village

Latitude
52.27411° or 52° 16′ 27″ north
Longitude
-3.56338° or 3° 33′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C4R7CFP+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29274354
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q5353393
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Satellite Map

Discover Elan Village from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Elan Village” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Elan Village”
  • French: “Elan Village”
  • Irish: “Pentref Elan”
  • Welsh: “Pentre Elan”
  • Welsh: “Pentref Elan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cefn Llanfadog and Esgair Penygarreg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bethania Baptist Church and Cnwch Wood.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Elan Village”. Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.