Wern-Fawr
Wern-Fawr is a neighborhood in Painscastle, Powys, Wales. Wern-Fawr is situated nearby to the village Painscastle, as well as near the hamlet Rhos-gôch.Places of Interest
Highlights include Painscastle Castle and Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve.
Painscastle Castle
Ruins
Photo: Phil Laycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Painscastle Castle is a castle in the village of Painscastle in Powys, Wales. It lies between Builth and Hay-on-Wye, approximately 3 miles from the Wales-England border today.
Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve, located near Painscastle on the England/Wales border, is one of the largest raised bogs in mid and south Wales. ‘Goch’ is Welsh for ‘red’, and in autumn the bog accordingly becomes a stunning carpet of red and gold. Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wern-Fawr.
Church of St David, Llandewi Fach
Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St David, Llandewi Fach is situated 2½ miles west of Wern-Fawr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clyro and Llowes.
Clyro
Village
Photo: Mike Price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clyro is a village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, with 781 inhabitants as of the 2011 UK Census. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 1.5 miles to the south-east. Clyro is situated 2½ miles southeast of Wern-Fawr.
Llowes
Village
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llowes is a small village in the community of Glasbury, Powys, Wales. The village has approximately 110 inhabitants. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 3 miles to the south-east. Llowes is situated 3 miles south of Wern-Fawr.
Newchurch
Village
Newchurch is a small rural village in Powys, Wales, centred around St Mary's Church. The village is within the community of Gladestry, about 5 miles north of Hay-on-Wye, and is on the Offa's Dyke Path, one of the UK's National Trails. Newchurch is situated 3½ miles northeast of Wern-Fawr.
Wern-Fawr
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Painscastle, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.10781° or 52° 6′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.19477° or 3° 11′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C4R4R54+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 3926599650OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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