Cwmhiraeth is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.0154°, -4.4200°.

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Cwmhiraeth

Cwmhiraeth in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Cwmhiraeth 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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Cwmhiraeth is a hamlet in Carmarthenshire, Wales, contained in the Dre-fach Felindre district. While the name has no exact meaning in English, it can be roughly translated to "valley of longing". Cwmhiraeth used to be a source of activity for the textile industry, but has since declined.

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History

The name Cwmhiraeth is of Welsh origin, translating to 'valley'. does not have a direct translation in English, but roughly translates to 'homesickness' or 'longing'. The hamlet takes its name from Hiraeth, a former common nearby. More recently, the village is known as the "Valley of the Birds". It is considered likely that Cwmhiraeth was constructed when squatters started building houses illegally. Cwmhiraeth saw considerable expansion between 1880 and 1910 with the invention of the power loom. Woollen mills were built in Cwmhiraeth and surrounding hamlets and towns, including Pentrecwrt, Cwmpengraig, and Drefelin. Cwmhiraeth's mill used water power from the Nant Brân stream, which flows…

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