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Castell Madoc
Castell Madoc is a small rural village in Brecon, Powys. The village lies next to Mynydd Epynt, on Afon Honddu, one of the most important tributaries of the River Usk. The village is located next to a country lane that climbs towards Mynydd Epynt, situated about 5 miles south. The surrounding villages are Capel Uchaf (to the north), and Capel Isaf, Pwllgloyw Pwllgloyw is a settlement on the edge of the Brecon Beacons in the county of Powys in south-east Wales in the community of Honddu Isaf. Communications In April 2014, Pwllgloyw was named in a TV commercial by the online gaming company, Jackp ... and Llandefaelog Fach to the south, on the road to Brecon. References Villages in Powys {{Wales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brycheiniog
Brycheiniog was an independent kingdom in South Wales in the Early Middle Ages. It often acted as a buffer state between England to the east and the south Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth to the west. It was conquered and pacified by the Normans between 1088 and 1095, though it remained Welsh in character. It was transformed into the Lordship of Brecknock and later formed the southern and larger part of the historic county of Brecknockshire. To its south was the Kingdom of Morgannwg. The main legacy of the kingdom of Brycheiniog is etymological. It has lent its name to Brecknockshire (Welsh: ''Sir Frycheiniog'', the shire of Brycheiniog) and Brecon (known as ''Aberhonddu'' in Welsh). History Origins Brycheiniog belonged to the Demetae in pre-Roman times. In Welsh tradition, it was given by the Roman governor of Brittania, Magnus Maximus (''Macsen Wledig'' in Welsh), to a Greek named ''Antonius the Black'' (''Anwn Ddu''). Some Welsh legends describe Antonius as Maximus' son, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powys
Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. Geography Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire, and part of Denbighshire (historic), historic Denbighshire. With an area of about , it is now the largest administrative area in Wales by land and area (Dyfed was until 1996 before several Preserved counties of Wales, former counties created by the Local Government Act 1972 were abolished). It is bounded to the north by Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Wrexham County Borough; to the west by Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire; to the east by Shropshire and Herefordshire; and to the south by Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Caerphilly County Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mynydd Epynt
Mynydd Epynt () is a former community and upland area in Powys, Wales. The Ministry of Defence controversially evicted the community of Mynydd Epynt in 1940, creating what is now the core of the Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA), the largest military training zone in Wales. Etymology The name of the area is often given as Mynydd Eppynt or Eppynt in historical sources and it appears under this spelling in the 1911 ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. ''Mynydd'' is the Welsh word for "mountain" or "upland area" but the meaning of ''Epynt'' is less certain. The most commonly stated etymology is "a pathway for horses", deriving from the P-Celtic root ''epos'', meaning "horse" (as in ''ebol'', meaning "a foal" in Modern Welsh). However, Thomas Morgan suggested the name may be interpreted as a place where "the way (referring to the ancient mountain trackway) rises abruptly", deriving from ''eb-'' ("an issuing out") and ''-hynt'' (a "way" or "course"). A ridge continuing south-west from Myn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afon Honddu (Powys)
The River Honddu ( i.e. ''hon-thee'') is a river in the county of Powys, mid Wales. Early recorded versions of the name are of the form ''Hothenei'' and ''hodni'' which are believed to contain the Welsh adjective 'hawdd', meaning 'pleasant' or 'easy', together with a suffix -ni. Later forms such as ''Honddey'' and ''Honthy'' have undergone metathesis whereby -''ddn''- became -''ndd''- (or -''thn''- to -''nth''- in anglicised form). It rises on Mynydd Epynt and flows southwards to join the River Usk at Brecon, which takes its Welsh name (''Aberhonddu'') from the river. The river has no major tributaries but acquires numerous streams during its 11-mile course. The valley of the Honddu is followed by the B4520 road which runs north from Brecon to Builth Wells. The road serves the hamlets of Upper Chapel, Lower Chapel, Pwllgloyw and Llandefaelog each of which, Pwllgloyw apart, sit at bridging points of the Honddu. Brecon Castle, now a hotel, sits at the lowermost crossing of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Usk
The River Usk (; cy, Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (''y Mynydd Du''), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially forming the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys, it flows north into Usk Reservoir, then east by Sennybridge to Brecon before turning southeast to flow by Talybont-on-Usk, Crickhowell and Abergavenny after which it takes a more southerly course. Beyond the eponymous town of Usk it passes the Roman legionary fortress of Caerleon to flow through the heart of the city of Newport and into the Severn Estuary at Uskmouth beyond Newport near the Newport Wetlands. The river is about long. The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal follows the Usk for most of the length of the canal. Etymology The name of the river derives from a Common Brittonic word meaning "abounding in fish" (or possibly "water"), this root also appears in other British river names such as Exe, Axe, Esk and other variants. The nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capel Uchaf
Capel may refer to: People * Capell, surname, includes a list of people with the surnames Capel and Capell *Capel (given name), includes a list of people with the given name Capel Places England * Capel, Kent, a village and civil parish near Tunbridge Wells * Capel, Surrey, a village and civil parish * Capel-le-Ferne, Kent * Capel St Andrew, Suffolk *Capel St Mary, Suffolk * RNAS Capel, a First World War airship station near Folkestone, Kent Australia *Capel, Western Australia *Shire of Capel, Western Australia *Electoral district of Capel, Western Australia, a Legislative Assembly electorate from 2005 to 2008 *Capel River, Western Australia Other uses * HMS ''Capel'', two Royal Navy ships *Cooperativa Agrícola Pisquera Elqui Limitada, the trademark of a Chilean spirits company, that produces pisco and wine See also *Capels, West Virginia Capels is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capel Isaf
Capel may refer to: People * Capell, surname, includes a list of people with the surnames Capel and Capell *Capel (given name), includes a list of people with the given name Capel Places England * Capel, Kent, a village and civil parish near Tunbridge Wells * Capel, Surrey, a village and civil parish * Capel-le-Ferne, Kent * Capel St Andrew, Suffolk *Capel St Mary, Suffolk * RNAS Capel, a First World War airship station near Folkestone, Kent Australia *Capel, Western Australia *Shire of Capel, Western Australia *Electoral district of Capel, Western Australia, a Legislative Assembly electorate from 2005 to 2008 *Capel River, Western Australia Other uses * HMS ''Capel'', two Royal Navy ships *Cooperativa Agrícola Pisquera Elqui Limitada, the trademark of a Chilean spirits company, that produces pisco and wine See also *Capels, West Virginia Capels is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pwllgloyw
Pwllgloyw is a settlement on the edge of the Brecon Beacons in the county of Powys in south-east Wales in the community of Honddu Isaf. Communications In April 2014, Pwllgloyw was named in a TV commercial by the online gaming company, Jackpot247 as one of the worst places in the UK for mobile internet reception. According to Ofcom The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofcom has wide-ranging powers acros ..., Powys has the poorest 3G reception in Wales and the area around Pwllgloyw falls in the worst 6% of the UK for 3G coverage by all network operators. References {{authority control Villages in Powys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandefaelog Fach
Llandyfaelog Fach is a hamlet, 35.9 miles (57.8 km) from Cardiff, in the community of Honddu Isaf, Powys, Wales. Llandyfaelog Fach is represented in the National Assembly by James Evans (Conservative Party), and the Member of Parliament is Fay Jones (Conservative Party). Landmarks include: *St Maelog Maelog was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales and a child of King Caw of Strathclyde. He was the patron Saint of Llanfaelog,J Douglas Davies, Saint Maelog: A Brief Long Life. (J Douglas Davies, 1995). where he built Church of Saint ... Church *The Cross of Briamail References {{authority control Villages in Powys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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