The AfonMynach is a small river in Ceredigion , Wales . Its source is at the meeting of two smaller rivers, the Nant Rhuddnant and the Afon Merin. Both of these streams have their sources in lake s high on the Cambrian Mountains , the Afon Merin flows from Llynoedd Ieuan, and the Nant Rhuddnant from Llyn Rhuddnant. The AfonMynach is notable for the famous Mynach Falls in the village of Devil s Bridge, Ceredigion Devil s Bridge Pontarfynach , where the river plunges 90 metres into the gorge of the River Rheidol . It is also famous for the three bridges built one on top of the other in the same village, the lowest of the three said to be built by the devil hence the name Devil s Bridge , but most probably built by the monks of Strata Florida . coord 52.377 3.850 display title Ceredigion Category Rivers of Wales Mynach Category Geography of Ceredigion ceredigion geo stub cy AfonMynach ... more details
Infobox waterfall name Mynach Falls photo Three Bridges of Devil s Bridge, Ceredigion.jpg photo caption The Pontarfynach over the Mynach River location Aberystwyth , Wales coords coord 52.377 3.850 display inline, title type Segmented height convert 90 m ft 2 number drops 5 Mynach Falls Welsh language Welsh Rhaeadr Mynach is a waterfall near Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion , Wales . It occurs where the AfonMynach River Mynach drops convert 90 m ft 2 in 5 steps ref cite web title Mid Wales 2008 url http www.cavinguk.co.uk holidays MidWales2008 work CavingUK accessdate 9 September 2009 ref down a steep and narrow ravine before it meets the River Rheidol . The area is famous for the Devil s Bridge, Ceredigion Devil s Bridge Welsh Pontarfynach Bridge Over the Mynach River , a series of three arch bridge s that span the river, one above the other. ref cite web url http www.aberystwyth.org.uk reg06.shtml title Devil s Bridge ref The area near the waterfall is the terminus of the Vale of Rheidol Railway . References reflist External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 7544739 Photos of the Mynach Falls on geograph.org.uk Nav box Waterfalls of Wales Category Geography of Ceredigion Category Waterfalls of Wales Ceredigion geo stub fa ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales welsh name constituency welsh assembly official name Ystrad Mynach unitary wales Caerphilly county borough Caerphilly lieutenancy wales Gwent county Gwent constituency westminster Caerphilly UK Parliament constituency Caerphilly post town HENGOED postcode district CF82 postcode area CF dial code 01443 map type os grid reference ST145945 population 13,500 latitude 51.6419 longitude 3.2405 File Pengam Road houses, Ystrad Mynach geograph.org.uk 2036132.jpg thumb Ystrad Mynach Ystrad Mynach is a town in the Caerphilly county borough County Borough of Caerphilly , previously within the ancient traditional county of Glamorgan , Wales , and is 5 miles north of Caerphilly ... and is also found nearby in the names Llanbradach and Llancaiach . Ystrad Mynach is a corruption of Ystrad Man Ach man place and is not derived from the Welsh mynach meaning monk . ref cite book author ... Borough Council council offices, as well as Ystrad Mynach College , a further education college established ... are the Ystrad Mynach railway station http www.geograph.org.uk photo 83092 , opened in 1890, the viaduct ... Tree, Coopers Arms and Royal Oak pub s. From 1927 to 1996, Ystrad Mynach hosted the F division headquarters of Glamorgan Constabulary from 1968, South Wales Police . Ystrad Mynach railway station was a location for one of Ronnie Barker s Porridge TV series episodes. Records show that Ystrad Mynach ... cp new hospital.aspx ref Situated to the north of Ystrad Mynach, is a collection of houses ... links http www.ystrad mynach.ac.uk Ystrad Mynach College http www.welshcoalmines.co.uk Welsh Coal ... mynach photos ystrad mynach 88705.htm An old photo of Ystrad Mynach in 1938 http www.wales.nhs.uk sites3 page.cfm?orgid 79&pid 812 Ystrad Mynach Hospital http www.2353atc.org.uk Ystrad Mynach Air Training ... Mynach. The Rugby Club was inaugurated by a group of miners from Penallta colliery in 1952. It is an affiliated ... bg cy Ystrad Mynach no Ystrad Mynach ... more details
Infobox Historic Site name Plas Mynach native name image Barmouth, Plas Mynach.jpg image size 220 caption Interior showing the staircase gallery on the left and the hall fireplace on the right locmapin map width map caption latitude 52.7292 longitude 4.0627 coordinates coord parameters scale 2000 coord display inline, title coord format location Barmouth , Gwynedd , Wales area elevation formed founded built 1883 built for W. H. Jones demolished rebuilt restored restored by architect John Douglas architect John Douglas architecture Vernacular architecture Welsh vernacular visitation num visitation year governing body designation1 Grade II designation1 offname designation1 type designation1 criteria designation1 date 25 February 1992 delisted1 date designation1 parent designation1 number 5244 designation1 free1name designation1 free1value designation1 free2name designation1 free2value designation1 free3name designation1 free3value designation2 designation2 offname designation2 type designation2 criteria designation2 date delisted2 date designation2 parent designation2 number designation2 free1name designation2 free1value designation2 free2name designation2 free2value designation2 free3name designation2 free3value Plas Mynach is a large country house in Barmouth , Gwynedd , Wales . It is a Grade II listed building standing in a prominent position overlooking the sea. ref name cadw Citation url title Listed Buildings in Wales Gwynedd accessdate publisher Cadw ref History The house was designed in 1883 by the Chester architect John Douglas architect John Douglas for W. H. Jones. ref Harvnb Hubbard 1991 p 252. ref Architecture Plas Mynach is built in local stone with a slate roof. ref name cadw Its most distinctive features are a low spreading tower with a stair turret and stepped gable s. ref name hubb109 Harvnb Hubbard 1991 p 109. ref Its plan consists ... came from Nuremberg . ref name hubb109 Critique File Barmouth, Plas Mynach 2.jpg thumb left Interior ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2007 Inappropriate tone date December 2007 Cwmfelin Mynach is a tiny Carmarthenshire village. It has a population of only 64 residents. The river Gronw runs through the centre of the village under a stone bridge. In the medieval period the river was used to drive a corn mill. Cwmfelin Mynach means Valley cwm of the Monks Mynach Mill Felin . It was founded in the 6th century by the Cistercian monks or Whitefriars. These monks gave their name to the nearby town, Whitland. Outside Whitland, it is the oldest Cistercian monastery in the UK. Sadly much of the limestone has been looted or used for other buildings after Henry VIII of England Henry VIII s dissolution of the monasteries . Some of the stone from Whitland Priory is suspected to have been used for the building of St. Brynach s Church, Llanboidy . Notable curiosities in this bilingual Welsh and English speaking village include the practice of Baptism baptising in the river. The river Gronw which starts at Blaenwaun one of the highest inhabited villages in the West Wales peninsula runs through Cwmfelin Mynach. At the lowest point in the village, persons are brought down stone steps and immersed in the river. The steps, quarried from local slate, can still be seen near the apex of the U bend on a minor country lane heading north east co oridinates aproxminately lat 51 53 44.11 N. Long 4 34 20.75 W . Remnants of two small disused slate quarries can still be seen, hidden within trees and vegetation. The remains of a cock fighting bunker is visible deep in a beechwood. This practise has not gone on for many years. Notable residents include Andy Heavy Beard Walton Lifelong resident and extreme woodland enthusiast. Facilities File Pemberton s Chocolate Farm geograph.org.uk 14023.jpg thumb right 220px Pemberton s Chocolate Farm , farm buildings converted into a place were luxury chocolates are made The village has no public house or post office . It has a small automobile repair shop garage repair business ... more details
distinguish2 the river Afon Llyfni , west of Snowdon Afon Llynfi may refer to Afon Llynfi Wye , the tributary of the River Wye at Llangors River Llynfi , the tributary of the Ogmore River near Maesteg geodis cy Afon Llynfi ... more details
The Afon Br n is a tributary of the River Towy or Welsh language Welsh Afon Tywi in mid Wales . Its headwaters rise in Irfon Forest in the northeastern corner of Carmarthenshire as the Cynnant Fawr and Afon Lwynor and the river assumes the name of Afon Br n at their confluence to the north of the village of Cynghordy . Its major tributary is the Afon Gwydderig which joins it at Llandovery . Other tributaries include the Nant Bargod, Cynnant Fach, Afon Gwyddon, Nant Hirgwm, Nant Cwm neuadd, Bawddwr and Afon Crychan with its own minor tributary the Afon Dulais. The word br n in Welsh means crow , an association which may be allude to the colours of its waters. Northeastwards from Llandovery the valley of the Afon Br n is followed to just beyond Cynghordy by the Heart of Wales Line Heart of Wales Railway and the A483 road to Llanwrtyd Wells . The modern road follows in part the line of the old Roman Road from the Roman fort at Llanfair Hill Alabum which overlooks the river above Llandovery. The railway crosses the Afon Br n by means of the Cynghordy Viaduct , a Victorian era Victorian structure which is considered one of the finest of its kind in Wales. ref Ordnance Survey Explorer map sheet 187 Llandovery Llanymddyfri ref References reflist coord 51 58 N 3 49 W display title region GB type river source GNS enwiki Category Rivers of Wales Bran, Afon Category Carmarthenshire ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 File Afon Dulyn geograph.org.uk 157496.jpg thumb 250px right Afon Dulyn Afon Dulyn Welsh language Welsh Black Lake river is the outflow from Llyn Dulyn , a lake in the Carneddau mountains in North Wales . It is a tributary of the river Conwy . Just below Afon Dulyn the river is joined by Afon Melynllyn , a small river flowing from neighbouring Llyn Melynllyn . The river does not carry a great deal of water because water is transferred from Llyn Dulyn to the reservoirs of Llyn Eigiau and Llyn Cowlyd . coord 53.20326 N 3.83552 W type river region GB display title Conwy Valley Category Rivers of Wales Dulyn Category Geography of Conwy Conwy geo stub cy Afon Dulyn ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2011 Image Afon Meillionen.jpg left 250px thumb A bridge over Afon Meillionen Image Cwm Meillionen.jpg left 250px thumb Afon Meillionen flowing through the steep sided and forested Cwm Meillionen Afon Meillionen Welsh language Welsh for Clover River is a small river near Beddgelert in Gwynedd , north west Wales . It flows down Cwm Meillionen , a small valley which lies on the north eastern side of Moel yr Ogof 655m . Much of the river s catchment area lies within Beddgelert Forest . Afon Meillionen is a tributary of the River Colwyn Afon Colwyn , which itself joins the River Glaslyn Afon Glaslyn in the village of Beddgelert. Meillionen is also the name of a farmhouse in the Cwm and of a Meillionen railway station small halt on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon Caernarvon and Porthmadog . coord 53.02124 N 4.12322 W type river region GB display title Category Rivers of Wales Meillionen Category Geography of Gwynedd ... more details
coord 51.8011 3.9986 display title Not to be confused with the Afon Marlais, Pembrokeshire Afon Marlais which is a tributary of the River T f nor the Afon Marlais, Carmarthenshire Afon Marlais , a tributary of the River Towy . The Afon Marlas is a minor right bank tributary of the River Loughor in eastern Carmarthenshire , West Wales . It rises north of the village of Llandybie and flows southwards through that village and joins the Loughor on the northwestern edge of Ammanford near Aberlash Mill. ref cite map publisher Ordnance Survey title 178 Llanelli & Ammanford series Explorer Series scale 1 25,000 ref References reflist Category Geography of Carmarthenshire Marlas Category Rivers of Wales Marlas Carmarthenshire geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 The Afon Tafalog is a small river in Snowdonia , north Wales . It is fed by a number of streams which drain the eastern slopes of Drum Wales Drum , a mountain in the Carneddau range. It is a tributary of Afon Roe which then flows through the village of Rowen, Conwy Rowen before joining the River Conwy . Conwy Valley Category Geography of Conwy Afon Tafolog ... more details
for the village in Flintshire Afon wen Afon Wen is a small Hamlet place hamlet on the Ll n peninsula in the Wales Welsh principal area of Gwynedd . Location It is located at the mouth of the Afon Wen river , half a mile from the village of Chwilog and midway between Pwllheli and Cricieth . History & Amenities Afon Wen railway station was formerly a junction station on the Cambrian Coast Line , from where a connection could be made via the Carnarvonshire Railway later LNWR and London, Midland and Scottish Railway LMS to the north coast at Caernarfon . For many people the name of the place is synonymous with that line, as in the song Tr n i Afon Wen by Welsh pop star Bryn F n . The line was closed in 1965, and the track lifted. Part of the line, from Caernarfon to Dinas, is now part of the route of the newly re opened Welsh Highland Railway . The section from Caernarfon to Bryncir has been converted into a footpath cycleway that forms part of the National Cycle Network Route 8 NCN8 and is known as Lon Eifion. See also Caernarvon railway station External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 3499580 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Afon Wen and surrounding area Gwynedd geo stub Gwynedd coord 52.91257 N 4.32458 W type landmark region GB display title Category Villages in Gwynedd cy Afon Wen eu Afon Wen ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 File Afon Eigiau geograph.org.uk 143267.jpg thumb 250px right Afon Eigiau flowing through Cwm Eigiau. Former slate workings are evident on the left. Afon Eigiau is a small river in the Carneddau mountains in Snowdonia , North Wales , which flows down Cwm Eigiau and into Llyn Eigiau . It is fed by smaller streams which flow down the slopes of neighbouring Foel Grach , Carnedd Llywelyn and Pen yr Helgi Du . coord 53.16226 N 3.91328 W type river region GB display title Category Rivers of Wales Eigiau Category Geography of Conwy Conwy geo stub cy Afon Eigiau ... more details
Coord 51.6407 3.2417 format dms display title region GB type landmark Infobox UK station symbol rail name Ystrad Mynach code YSM image name Ystrad Mynach Station.jpg manager Arriva Trains Wales locale Ystrad Mynach borough Caerphilly county borough Caerphilly platforms 2 start usage0405 pad 1em 0.210 usage0506 increase 0.214 usage0607 increase 0.222 usage0708 increase 0.258 usage0809 steady 0.258 usage0910 increase 0.277 Ystrad Mynach railway station is a railway station serving the town of Ystrad Mynach , south Wales . It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network. There is a dedicated rail linc bus that links with the train. It is only available to rail passengers, and operates to Maesycwmmer , Pontllanfraith , and Blackwood, Caerphilly Blackwood . History Ystrad Mynach railway station was on the Rhymney Railway , enacted in 1855 and opened in 1858. It consisted of staggered platforms on the main line, as well as a separate platform on the Dowlais line. Nearby Penallta Junction gave access to the Great Western Railway and the Aberdare Valley, opened 1 April 1871 and the Cylla branch opened on 1 August 1906 to access the new Powell Duffryn owned Penallta Colliery . Ystard Mynach railway station was used as a location for one of Ronnie Barker s Porridge TV series Porridge episodes. Service Rail start Rail line previous Llanbradach railway station Llanbradach route Arriva Trains Wales br p style background 33cc00 small Rhymney Line small next Hengoed railway station Hengoed col ATW colour end External links stn art lrnk YSM CF827BP Cardiff, Newport and the Valleys railway stations Category Railway stations in Caerphilly county borough Category Former Rhymney Railway stations Category Railway stations opened in 1858 Category Railway stations served by Arriva Trains Wales Category DfT Category E stations Wales railstation stub cy Gorsaf reilffordd Ystrad Mynach nl Station Ystrad Mynach ... more details
Image Sgwd yr Eira, Afon Hepste.jpg thumb right 200px Sgwd yr Eira, Afon Hepste The Afon Hepste is a river in Powys , Wales and wholly within the Brecon Beacons National Park . Its headwaters, the Afon y Waun, Nant y Cwrier and Nant Hepste Fechan, rise on the Old Red Sandstone dip slopes of Fforest Fawr and combine to form the Afon Hepste near the farmstead of Hepste Fechan. It enters onto the Carboniferous Limestone outcrop near this point and sections of its course downstream remain dry in all but flood conditions as the flow disappears underground. The river flows over the Millstone Grit outcrop from some way beyond Hepste Bridge. ref Ordnance Survey Explorer map sheet 12 Brecon Beacons National Park western area ref ref British Geological Survey 1 50,000 map no 231 Merthyr Tydfil & accompanying memoir ref The Hepste plunges over a band of resistant gritstone to form the waterfall Sgwd yr Eira translated from Welsh language Welsh as fall of snow . A public footpath runs behind this fall, making it one of the most popular Waterfall Country Wales tourist attractions in South Wales . One mile downstream of the fall, the river joins the Afon Mellte near to the village of Ystradfellte . External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 4845143 images of Afon Hepste and area on Geograph website References refs coord 51 53 N 3 26 W region GB type river display title Category Rivers of Wales Hepste Category Fforest Fawr Hepste Category Rivers of Powys Hepste Category Waterfalls of Wales Hepste Category Waterfalls of Powys Hepste Nav box Waterfalls of Wales Powys geo stub br Afon Hepste cy Afon Hepste ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Afon Melynllyn is the outflow from Llyn Melynllyn , a lake in the Carneddau mountains in North Wales . It is a tributary of Afon Dulyn , itself a tributary of the river Conwy . coord 53.18336 N 3.92847 W type river region GB display title Conwy Valley Category Rivers of Wales Melynllyn Category Geography of Conwy Conwy geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Afon Lloer is a small river in Snowdonia , North Wales . It is the outflow from Ffynnon Lloer , a lake in the Carneddau mountains, and it flows into Llyn Ogwen . coord 53.12746 N 3.99559 W type river region GB display title Category Rivers of Wales Lloer Category Geography of Conwy Conwy geo stub cy Afon Lloer ... more details
Afon Tanat River Tanat is a river in northern Powys , Wales . Its source is close to the Cyrniau Nod mountain, to the north of Lake Vyrnwy . The river flows in a generally east south east direction until it joins the River Vyrnwy near Llansantffraid ym Mechain . For a short distance prior to its confluence it flows within western Shropshire , England . A number of other rivers act as its tributaries, including Afon Eirth , River Rhaeadr Afon Rhaeadr , Afon Iwrch and Cynllaith river Cynllaith . External links http www.cpat.org.uk projects longer histland tanat tnnatura.htm Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust The Tanat Valley http www.geograph.org.uk photo 552226 Photograph of the Tanat at Llangedwyn , at geograph.org.uk Coord 52 47 N 3 07 W display title region GB type river source GNS enwiki Category Rivers of Wales Tanat Category Rivers of Shropshire Tanat Category Rivers of Powys Tanat Category Geography of Shropshire Powys geo stub Shropshire geo stub ... more details
Refimprove date May 2010 File Afon Llafar geograph.org.uk 243564.jpg thumb Afon Llafar, 4 km from Pont Pen y Benglog, Conwy, Wales For the river which flows into Bala Lake see Afon Llafar Dee Afon Llafar is a river in the Carneddau , Snowdonia . It rises where many streams flow down the slopes of Yr Elen , Carnedd Llewelyn and Carnedd Dafydd to join together in the valley below the cliffs of Ysgolion Duon Black Ladders . It is one of several similarly named streams in Wales . The river flows north west along Cwm Pen llafar, with Caseg River joining it near Gerlan, and discharges into the River Ogwen in the heart of Bethesda, Gwynedd Bethesda . ref http www.geograph.org.uk photo 243564 ref ref http getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk getamap frames.htm?mapAction gaz&gazName g&gazString SH664640 ref ref www.walesdirectory.co.uk Lakes Bala Lake.htm ref References Reflist coord 53.1750 4.0583 type waterbody region GB display title DEFAULTSORT Llafar Category Rivers of Wales wales geo stub ... more details
The River Cwmnantcol Afon Cwmnantcol in Welsh language Welsh is a river in North Wales . It is about 3 miles long and has its source at the head of Cwm Nantcol below Rhinog Fawr and Y Llethr . It flows north westwards from its source and joins the Afon Artro at Pentre Gwynfryn . External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 3531509 www.geograph.co.uk photos of the Afon Cwmnantcol and surrounding area coord 52.82071 N 4.0743 W type river region GB display title Gwynedd Category Rivers of Wales Cwmnantcol Gwynedd geo stub ... more details
The River Rhythallt Welsh language Welsh Afon Rhythallt is a river in Gwynedd , North Wales whose source is Llyn Padarn . It flows in a northwesterly direction past the village of Brynrefail, Gwynedd and changes its name to Afon Seiont downstream of Pont Rhythallt in Llanrug . The Afon Seiont eventually reaches the sea at Caernarfon . The river has a broad flood plain which occasionally threatens homes in the village of Cwm y Glo . Gwynedd geo stub Gwynedd coord 53.14883 N 4.17034 W type landmark region GB display title Category Geography of Gwynedd Category Rivers of Wales Rhythallt ... more details
Other uses Wyre disambiguation hatnote This article is about the River Wyre in Ceredigion. There are other rivers with the same name such as the River Wyre in Lancashire . Afon Wyre meaning River Wyre in English is a river running through the county of Ceredigion , Wales . The river runs east from its source before turning north, travelling through Lledrod . Later, the river turns westwards for the bulk of its course, passing through Llangwyryfon and Llanrhystud before emptying into Cardigan Bay . External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 7544619 Photos of the Afon Wyre and surrounding geography on geograph.org.uk coord 52 19 N 4 10 W display title region GB type river source GNS enwiki Ceredigion DEFAULTSORT Wyre Category Geography of Ceredigion Category Rivers of Wales Ceredigion geo stub cy Afon Wyre ... more details
unreferenced date June 2011 Image Waterfall on Afon Sychryd geograph.org.uk 1470392.jpg thumb right This little known waterfall lies hidden deep in the Sychryd gorge. The Afon Sychryd is a small river in Powys , Wales. Although it is a small river, with a total length of just 3 miles, it is notable for the two spectacular Waterfall Country Wales waterfalls which it flows over. Course The river arises near Penderyn . Near to its source, it was dammed to create a small reservoir . From Penderyn, it flows west through the southern slopes of the Fforest Fawr , before joining the Afon Mellte near Pontneddfechan . coord 51.75892 N 3.57908 W type landmark region GB display title Category Rivers of Wales Category Fforest Fawr ... more details
coord 51.634 3.237 display title region GB scale 20000 Ystrad Mynach Hospital is a community hospital located in Ystrad Mynach . It has more than 170 staff and approximately 84 beds provides a comprehensive range of hospital rehabilitation services for inpatients and outpatients. It is run by Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board . Ystrad Mynach Hospital is planned to close when a new unit is opened on an adjacent site in 2010. ref http www.clinicalfuturesgwent.wales.nhs.uk cp new hospital.aspx ref External links http www.wales.nhs.uk orgdets.cfm?orgid 866&srce CO NHS Wales Directory References references NHS stub UK hospital stub Category Hospitals in Wales Category Hospitals with year of establishment missing ... more details
Afon Seiont Welsh language Welsh , meaning River Seiont in English is a river in Gwynedd , Wales which runs into the Menai Strait . Its source is the outflow of Llyn Padarn near Llanberis , and it flows out in a generally northwest direction. Between the outflow and the village of Llanrug it is known as the Afon Rhythallt , changing its name just after the village. Its mouth is in the town of Caernarfon , forming a natural harbour as it flows out into the Menai Strait. The Afon Nant Peris provides the main inflow into Llyn Peris which then drains into Llyn Padarn with the addition of the waters of the Afon Arddu which drains the northern slopes of Snowdon . The name of the Roman fort of Segontium , near Caernarfon, is based on the Latinised form of the name Seiont . See also List of rivers of Wales Gwynedd coord 53 09 N 4 16 W display title region GB type river source GNS enwiki DEFAULTSORT Seiont Category Rivers of Wales Seiont Category Geography of Gwynedd Category Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Gwynedd Category Menai Strait Gwynedd geo stub UK SSSI stub cy Afon Seiont ... more details
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