Forests & woodlands · Mid Wales
Cascob
In or near Llangunllo with Norton.
Cascob in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Llangynllo · 8.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Cascob, you can reach the nearest railway station, Llangynllo, which is 8 km away. The postcode for Cascob is LD8 2NT, which you can use for sat-nav coordinates (52.2833, -3.1167). Entry to the forest is free.
About
Cascob 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.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cascob (Welsh: Casgob) is a small village in Powys. It is located in a valley five miles to the south-west of Knighton. The village is part of Whitton, Powys. The village is situated to the east of Radnor Forest, an area of moorland just within Wales. It also lies to the north-west of the small border town of Kington. In 1086, when the Domesday Book was compiled, Cascob was listed with no recorded population but within the hundred of Leintwardine. Additionally, it was counted under both Herefordshire and Shropshire. Until 1983 Cascob was a community.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.2833, -3.1167
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Old Radnor
- Postcode
- LD8 2NT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nearest railway station
- Llangynllo — 8 km
Sources
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Literary houses · 1.0 km
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Castles · 2.7 km
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Burial mounds & barrows · 2.8 km
Castell Foel Allt
Literary houses · 2.8 km
Castle Foel-Allt
Castles · 2.8 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cascob?
- Cascob is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LD8 2NT), in the parish of Old Radnor.
- What is Cascob?
- Cascob in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cascob?
- The nearest railway station is Llangynllo, about 8.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode LD8 2NT.
- Is Cascob a protected site?
- Yes — Cascob is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Cascob free to visit?
- Yes, Cascob is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cascob?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LD8 2NT. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.