Historic churches · Mid Wales
Darowen
In or near Llanbrynmair.
Darowen in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Machynlleth · 8.4 km
- Free entry
About
Darowen 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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From the Wikipedia article
Darowen is a village in the community of Glantwymyn, in Powys, Wales, located about 6 miles east of Machynlleth. In the village is the church of St Tudyr. This church was completely rebuilt in 1864. Just to the north of the church is the holy well Ffynnon Dadur.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The parish's name came from "Dar-Owain" and meant "Owain's oak". In 1974 Darowen became a community, on 1 April 1987 the community was abolished.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6004, -3.7304
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Glantwymyn
- Postcode
- SY20 8NS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
- Nearest railway station
- Machynlleth — 8.4 km
Sources
Other places nearby
Fron Goch
Vineyards · 0.8 km
Fron Goch
Mountains & hills · 0.8 km
Ffridd Pen-y-Graig
Mountains & hills · 1.3 km
Castell Cyfeiliog
Literary houses · 1.4 km
Cefn Coch
Mountains & hills · 1.6 km
Bont Commins Coch
Historic bridges · 2.1 km
Commins Coch
Memorials & monuments · 2.2 km
Bryn-y-Brain
Mountains & hills · 2.3 km
Commins Coch Halt railway station
Heritage railway stations · 2.3 km
Abercegir
Other places · 2.5 km
Pen Commins Coch
Mountains & hills · 2.6 km
Cemmes Road railway station
Mountains & hills · 2.8 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Darowen?
- Darowen is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY20 8NS), in the parish of Glantwymyn.
- What is Darowen?
- Darowen in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Darowen?
- The nearest railway station is Machynlleth, about 8.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY20 8NS.
- Is Darowen free to visit?
- Yes, Darowen is free to enter.
- How do I get to Darowen?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY20 8NS. It sits within the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency.