Rhos Fawr
Rhos Fawr is a heath in Talgarth, Powys, Wales. Rhos Fawr is situated nearby to the forest Wern Frank Wood, as well as near the hamlet Llanelieu.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Ellyw’s Church and Rhos Dirion.
St Ellyw’s Church
Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Ellyw's Church, is a redundant church in the village of Llanelieu, Powys, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. St Ellyw’s Church is situated 3,500 feet west of Rhos Fawr.
Rhos Dirion
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Rhos Dirion is a top of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is the highest point on the Rhos Dirion - Chwarel y Fan ridge. The summit is marked by a trig point and crowns an area of peat bog, heather and long grasses.
Twmpa
Peak
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Twmpa or Lord Hereford's Knob is a mountain in south-east Wales, forming a part of the great northwest scarp of the Black Mountains. It lies 1.86 miles west of the border with England, and around 4.34 miles south of Hay-on-Wye. Twmpa is situated 2 miles east of Rhos Fawr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanelieu and Felindre.
Llanelieu
Hamlet
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanelieu is a small settlement and former civil parish in Powys, Wales on the northern edge of the Black Mountains within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Felindre
Village
Felindre is a village in southern Powys. The village is a part of the Gwernyfed community which also includes Three Cocks and Glasbury, and is in the UK parliamentary constituency of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe. Felindre is situated 1½ miles north of Rhos Fawr.
Talgarth
Village
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Talgarth is a market town, community and electoral ward in southern Powys, Mid Wales, about 12 miles north of Crickhowell, 19 miles north-east of Brecon and 15 miles south-east of Builth Wells. Talgarth is situated 2½ miles west of Rhos Fawr.
Rhos Fawr
- Type: Heath
- Location: Talgarth, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.00041° or 52° 0′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.17326° or 3° 10′ 24″ westOperator
Brecon Beacons National Park AuthorityOpen location code
9C4R2R2G+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1062538703OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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