Rhayader is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.3100°, -3.5000°.

Natural landmarks · Mid Wales

Rhayader

Also known as: Rhaeadr Gwy

Rhayader in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Rhayader 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

Rhayader (; Welsh: Rhaeadr Gwy; pronounced [ˈr̥əɪadar ˈɡʊi̯]) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is 20 miles (32 km) from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is located at the junction of the A470 road and the A44 road 13 miles (21 km) north of Builth Wells and 30 miles (48 km) east of Aberystwyth. The 2011 census recorded the population at 2,088, with 55% of the community having some form of Welsh identity. The community is the largest in Wales by area, with 137.31 km2 (53.02 sq mi). It includes the Elan Valley. Rhayader holds the record for the lowest-ever temperature recorded in Wales, -23.3 °C on 21 January 1940.

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Background

History

jewellery in the British Museum]] Rhayader has long been a natural stopping point for travellers – the Romans had a stop-over camp in the Elan Valley, monks travelled between the abbeys of Strata Florida and Abbeycwmhir and drovers headed to the lucrative markets with their livestock. It was not until the 12th century that a documented history of the town began with the building of Rhayader Castle in 1177. Little remains today, with the exception of a dry moat that can be seen from Wauncapel Park. In the 1890s the rapidly expanding city of Birmingham, 80 mi east, viewed the nearby Elan Valley as the ideal source of clean, safe water. This was to change the face of Rhayader forever, bringing…

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