Rhiw Pool
Rhiw Pool is a lake in Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys, Wales. Rhiw Pool is situated nearby to the peak Fron-wen, as well as near Oldhall Bank.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhos Fawr and Black Mixen.
Rhos Fawr
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhos Fawr is a mountain summit in the Radnor Forest, a rather isolated dome of hills to the north of the village of New Radnor. The local rocks are sedimentary shales and mudstones with some Silurian limestone. Rhos Fawr is situated 2 miles south of Rhiw Pool.
Black Mixen
Peak
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Mixen is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos in the Radnor Forest. The summit is large peat bog plateau. The summit is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building. Black Mixen is situated 2 miles southeast of Rhiw Pool.
Bleddfa Castle
Archaeological site
Bleddfa Castle was a motte and bailey structure near Llangunllo in modern-day Powys, Wales. It is believed to have been built before 1195 and abandoned by 1304. Bleddfa Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Rhiw Pool.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfihangel Rhydithon and Bleddfa.
Llanfihangel Rhydithon
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfihangel Rhydithon is a community in the county of Powys, Wales, and is 56.1 miles from Cardiff and 143.5 miles from London. In 2011 the population of Llanfihangel Rhydithon was 228 with 6.7% of them able to speak Welsh. Llanfihangel Rhydithon is situated 1½ miles west of Rhiw Pool.
Bleddfa
Village
Bleddfa is a village in which lies on the road from Knighton to Penybont and is located in the community of Llangunllo, Powys, Wales. It is 5 miles from Knighton, 57 miles from Cardiff and 141 miles from London. Bleddfa is situated 2 miles northeast of Rhiw Pool.
Llangunllo
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangunllo is a village and community in central Powys, Wales, located about 5 miles west of Knighton. It is named after St Cynllo. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 369. It is served by Llangynllo railway station. Llangunllo is situated 3½ miles northeast of Rhiw Pool.
Rhiw Pool
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Powys
- Category: lake
- Location: Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.29434° or 52° 17′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.20228° or 3° 12′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C4R7QVX+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 27172355OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q107716292
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Rhiw Pool” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Pwll Rhiw”
- Welsh: “Pwll Rhiw”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fron-wen and Oldhall Bank.
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