Rhayader

Rhayader 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 .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Rhayader Castle and Rhayader Library.

Castle
is the remains of a in the town of Rhayader, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanwrthwl and Nant Glas.

Village
is a village and community in … is situated 2½ miles south of Rhayader.

Hamlet
is a village in the Elan Valley near Rhayader and in , . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Rhayader.

Village
is a village and community in , , Wales. is situated 3½ miles north of Rhayader.

Rhayader

Latitude
52.2995° or 52° 17′ 58″ north
Longitude
-3.51° or 3° 30′ 36″ west
Population
1,820
Elevation
719 feet (219 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB RYA
Open location code
9C4R7FXR+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Rhayader” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Rhayader”
  • Breton: “Rhaeadr Gwy”
  • Bulgarian: “Рейъдър”
  • Catalan: “Rhaeadr Gwy”
  • Cebuano: “Rhayader”
  • Chinese: “賴厄德”
  • Chinese: “赖厄德”
  • Cornish: “Rhaeadr Gwy”
  • Dutch: “Rhayader”
  • Esperanto: “Rhayader”
  • French: “Rhayader”
  • German: “Rhayader”
  • Irish: “Rhaeadr Gwy”
  • Italian: “Rhayader”
  • Japanese: “ラアアデル”
  • Lithuanian: “Rajaderis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Rhayader”
  • Persian: “ریادر”
  • Polish: “Rhayader”
  • Russian: “Райадер”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Rhaeadr Gwy”
  • Spanish: “Rhayader”
  • Swedish: “Rhayader”
  • Welsh: “Rhaeadr Gwy”

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