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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.
This issue was eventually resolved by building the Vyrnwy Reservoir in Wales and a 68-mile (109 km) aqueduct to convey the water to Liverpool. Following the Water Act 1973, both water supply and sewerage services were taken over from the Corporation by the North West Water Authority, which subsequently became United Utilities. Newlands' vision ...
South Wales. Cardiff Corporation Waterworks opened both Llanishen Reservoir and Lisvane Reservoir in 1886. It later commissioned the construction of three reservoirs in Cwm Taf to supply water to the capital. Beacons Reservoir was the first to take shape, between 1893–97, Cantref Reservoir was built between 1886–92 and the damming of the ...
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.
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 ...
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.