Cwm Rheidol
Cwm Rheidol is a reservoir in Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales. Cwm Rheidol is situated nearby to the hamlet Aberffrwd, as well as near Cwmbrwyno.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir near Aberystwyth
- Also known as: “Cwm Rheidol Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aberffrwd railway station and Rheidol Falls railway station.
Aberffrwd railway station
Railway station
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aberffrwd railway station is a railway station serving Aberffrwd in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales, and is an intermediate stop on the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway.
Rheidol Falls railway station
Railway station
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rheidol Falls railway station is a railway station serving Rheidol Falls in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales. It is an intermediate station and request stop on the preserved narrow gauge 1 ft 11¾ in Vale of Rheidol Railway.
Castell Bwa-drain Camp
Archaeological site
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castell Bwa-drain Camp is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Devil’s Bridge and Ponterwyd.
Devil’s Bridge
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Devil's Bridge is a tourist hotspot in Ceredigion just off the coast of West Wales, near Aberystwyth.
Ponterwyd
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ponterwyd is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales, approximately 12 miles east of Aberystwyth on the A44 road.
Ystumtuen
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystumtuen is a small village in northern Ceredigion, Wales. It is situated above the valley of the River Rheidol. It is situated on rocks rich in lead and silver and during a lengthy period in the 18th and 19th centuries, Ystumtuen was a bustling mining village.
Cwm Rheidol
- Category: body of water
- Location: Melindwr, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.3958° or 52° 23′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.9091° or 3° 54′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C4R93WR+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 59584015OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q107676745
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In Other Languages
“Cwm Rheidol” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Cronfa ddŵr”
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Localities in the Area
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