The River Cain (''Afon Cain'' in Welsh) is a river in north
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 princi ...
which flows into the
River Vyrnwy
The River Vyrnwy ( cy, Afon Efyrnwy, ) is a river which flows through northern Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England. The name derives from Severn, the river of which it is a tributary.
Course
The river used to be sourced from the many rivers a ...
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Cain's source is just west of
Llanfyllin
Llanfyllin ( – ) is a market town, community and electoral ward in a sparsely populated area in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Llanfyllin's community population in 2011 was 1,532, of whom 34.1% could speak Welsh. Llanfyllin means ''church or p ...
, at the confluence of the Nant Alan and Nant Fyllon.
After flowing east through Llanfyllin, where it is joined by the small River Abel, it continues eastwards alongside the
A490 highway. It then turns north-east to pass through
Llanfechain
Llanfechain is a village and community in Powys, Wales, on the B4393 road between Llanfyllin and Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. Historically it belonged to Montgomeryshire. The River Cain runs through. The population of 465 at the 2011 Census was e ...
and is joined by the Nant Llys before finally flowing east again.
It is fed by the Brogan,
before joining the Vyrnwy near
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain is a large village (in the community (Wales), community of Llansantffraid) in Powys, Mid Wales, close to the border with Shropshire in England, about south west of Oswestry and north of Welshpool. It is on the A495 roa ...
.
The Cain is 16 km long.
File:Afon Cain south of Llanfechain - geograph.org.uk - 601546.jpg, Afon Cain south of Llanfechain
File:Bend 'n Cain - geograph.org.uk - 689687.jpg, Afon Cain between Llanfyllin and Llanfechain
References
Cain
Cain ''Káïn''; ar, قابيل/قايين, Qābīl/Qāyīn is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He is the elder brother of Abel, and the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, the first couple within the Bible. He wa ...
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