Bwlch

Bwlch is a small village and an electoral ward in Powys, southern Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and Crickhowell. The village is a part of the administrative community of Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine. GeographyThe village is situated about 1mi north of the River Usk and about 100 metres above the floor of the Usk Valley at around 200m above sea level. The geographical feature from which it derives its name separates the rolling moorland of Cefn Moel and Mynydd Llangorse in the northeast from Buckland Hill to the southwest. Various parts of the village command panoramic views across the Rhiangoll valley to the south-western flanks of the Black Mountains, west to the Brecon Beacons and south to Mynydd Llangynidr and Mynydd Llangatwg. About 2mi to the northwest is the hill of Allt yr Esgair (commonly referred to locally as 'The Allt') whilst 3mi to the southwest is Tor y Foel. Llangorse Lake and the village of Llangors are 3mi to the north, Talybont-on-Usk is around 2mi to the west. The nearest town is Crickhowell, some 5mi to the east down the Usk Valley.

Bwlch is a small village and an electoral ward in Powys, southern Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and Crickhowell. The village is a part of the administrative community of Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine. GeographyThe village is situated about 1mi north of the River Usk and about 100 metres above the floor of the Usk Valley at around 200m above sea level. The geographical feature from which it derives its name separates the rolling moorland of Cefn Moel and Mynydd Llangorse in the northeast from Buckland Hill to the southwest. Various parts of the village command panoramic views across the Rhiangoll valley to the south-western flanks of the Black Mountains, west to the Brecon Beacons and south to Mynydd Llangynidr and Mynydd Llangatwg. About 2mi to the northwest is the hill of Allt yr Esgair (commonly referred to locally as 'The Allt') whilst 3mi to the southwest is Tor y Foel. Llangorse Lake and the village of Llangors are 3mi to the north, Talybont-on-Usk is around 2mi to the west. The nearest town is Crickhowell, some 5mi to the east down the Usk Valley.