Other places · Mid Wales
Bettws-y-Crwyn
Also known as: Betws-y-crwyn
In or near Llanfair Waterdine.
Bettws-y-Crwyn in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Llangynllo · 8.1 km
About
Bettws-y-Crwyn is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bettws-y-Crwyn is a small, remote village and civil parish in south-west Shropshire, England. It is close to the England–Wales border and is one of a number of English villages to have a Welsh language placename.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The parish, including the hamlets of Anchor (which has a pub of the same name), Quabbs and Hall of the Forest had a total population of 212 at the 2001 census, increasing to 239 at the 2011 census. It lies at 400 m above sea level, making it one of the highest settlements in Shropshire and England too. The village is about 16 mi west of the Shropshire town of Craven Arms, and only about 9 mi south-east of Newtown in Powys, Wales. Bettws had a school which closed in 1951; its building is now the village hall, containing a First World War memorial board. The parish lies within the Clun electoral division of Shropshire Council.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4230, -3.1710
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Bettws-y-Crwyn
- Postcode
- LD7 1UD
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
- Nearest railway station
- Llangynllo — 8.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q3397490 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bettws-y-Crwyn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Quabbs
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Motte and bailey castle immediately south west of The Moat
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Pantycaregl
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Black Mountain
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Black Mountain
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Bryndraenog
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Ale Oak
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bettws-y-Crwyn?
- Bettws-y-Crwyn is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LD7 1UD), in the parish of Bettws-y-Crwyn.
- What is Bettws-y-Crwyn?
- Bettws-y-Crwyn in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bettws-y-Crwyn?
- The nearest railway station is Llangynllo, about 8.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode LD7 1UD.
- Is Bettws-y-Crwyn a protected site?
- Yes — Bettws-y-Crwyn is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Bettws-y-Crwyn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LD7 1UD. It sits within the South Shropshire parliamentary constituency.