Cwmdauddwr
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Cwmdauddwr is a village in Powys
, Wales
.
It is contiguous with the town of Rhayader
on the opposite side of the River Wye
. The village is located on the B4518 road linking Rhayader with the Elan Valley Reservoirs
.
The village is home to a number of local shops, a pub (The Triangle Inn), village hall
and a parish church
dedicated to St. Brides.
The Groe, a large park on the banks of the river has walks, play areas and sports pitches.
Rhayader railway station
was situated in the village until its closure in 1963.
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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It is contiguous with the town of Rhayader
Rhayader
Rhayader is a market town and community in Powys, Mid Wales. It has a population of 2,075, and is the first town on the banks of the River Wye, from its source on the Plynlimon range of the Cambrian Mountains....
on the opposite side of the River Wye
River Wye
The River Wye is the fifth-longest river in the UK and for parts of its length forms part of the border between England and Wales. It is important for nature conservation and recreation.-Description:...
. The village is located on the B4518 road linking Rhayader with the Elan Valley Reservoirs
Elan Valley Reservoirs
The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes and reservoirs in the Elan Valley in Powys, Mid Wales , using the rivers Elan and Claerwen...
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The village is home to a number of local shops, a pub (The Triangle Inn), village hall
Village hall
In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...
and a parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
dedicated to St. Brides.
The Groe, a large park on the banks of the river has walks, play areas and sports pitches.
Rhayader railway station
Rhayader railway station
Rhayader railway station was a station serving the town of Rhayader, Powys, on the Mid Wales Railway line.It was opened in 1864 in Cwmdauddwr, a village on the opposite bank of the River Wye. The 'Beeching Axe' modernisation program viewed rural Wales as an area in decline and therefore advocated...
was situated in the village until its closure in 1963.