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Lake Vyrnwy ( Welsh: Llyn Efyrnwy, pronounced [ɛˈvərnʊɨ] or Llyn Llanwddyn) is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks to supply Liverpool with fresh water. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy ( Welsh: Afon Efyrnwy) valley and submerged the village of Llanwddyn . The Lake Vyrnwy Nature Reserve and ...
52.7613°N 3.4517°W. / 52.7613; -3.4517. The Quarry, Llanwddyn. Llanwddyn ( Welsh pronunciation ⓘ) is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The community is centred on the Lake Vyrnwy reservoir. The original Llanwddyn village, about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest, was submerged when the reservoir was created in the 1880s.
Acorn symbol used to guide the route of National Trails. England. Wales. Cross-border. v. t. e. Glyndŵr's Way ( Welsh: Llwybr Glyndŵr) is a long-distance footpath in mid-Wales. It runs for 135 miles (217 km) in an extended loop through Powys between Knighton and Welshpool, and anchored on Machynlleth to the west.
Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower. / 52.7699; -3.4658. The Straining Tower at Lake Vyrnwy is an intake tower built to extract water from the lake. The tower stands on the north shore of Lake Vyrnwy, near the village of Llanwddyn, in Powys, Wales. The Lake Vyrnwy dam project was designed to provide a water supply to the city of Liverpool and work on ...
Caban-coch Reservoir c. 1963. / 52.27222°N 3.68889°W / 52.27222; -3.68889. The Elan Valley Reservoirs ( Welsh: Cronfeydd Cwm Elan) are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs, which were built by the Birmingham Corporation Water Department, provide ...
It is described by Lonely Planet as being "where a well-signposted maze of forestry tracks culminates in one enormous hill before descending rather spectacularly toward Lake Vyrnwy " (five miles away). [1] Dyfnant Forest has an area of 2,430 hectares (6,000 acres) located at the periphery of the Cambrian Mountains, just south of Lake Vyrnwy.
St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England. You'll recognize it as: Driftmark, home of House Velaryon. St. Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, featuring a medieval church and castle.
confluence with River Severn near Melverley. • coordinates. 52°44′11″N 2°59′48″W / . 52.7363°N 2.9966°W. / 52.7363; -2.9966. Length. 40 mi (64 km) The River Vyrnwy ( Welsh: Afon Efyrnwy, pronounced [ɛˈvərnʊɨ]) flows through northern Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England. The name derives from Severn, the river of which ...