Red Lion Hill (Welsh: ''Bryn Llew Goch'') or Banc y Dolau is a hill in
Powys,
Wales, with a summit above sea level. It is located in
Mid Wales
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between the towns of
Newtown and
Llandrindod Wells, approximately to the west of the
A483 road.
At the beginning of the twentieth century the area immediately to the east of the hill was known as Red Lion Plantations, and just beyond that was a small
hamlet called Red Lion. As of 2020 Red Lion consists of just a single dwelling, which
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considers to be part of nearby
Llanbadarn Fynydd
Llanbadarn Fynydd (meaning ''Church of Padarn in the mountain'') is a village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, and is from Cardiff and from London.
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A building labelled Red Lion School is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map at SO0681576817.
References
Mountains and hills of Powys
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