List of estuaries of Wales

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The following is a list of estuaries of Wales. Wales's many estuaries are generally named for the principal river which enters the sea through them. [1] Those indicated thus * are listed at this reference. [2]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Porthmadog</span> Town in Gwynedd, Wales

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nevern</span> Human settlement in Wales

Nevern is both a parish and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community includes the settlements of Felindre Farchog, Monington, Moylgrove and Bayvil. The small village lies in the Nevern valley near the Preseli Hills of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 2 miles (3 km) east of Newport on the B4582 road.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Severn Estuary</span> Estuary and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Great Britain

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Traeth Mawr</span> Polder in Gwynedd, North Wales

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cnapan</span> Medieval football

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Afon Glaslyn</span> River in Gwynedd, Wales

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Dulas Bay is a small bay on the north east coast of Anglesey, north Wales, forming the boundary between Llaneilian and Moelfre communities. The bay is bordered by three beaches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">River Nevern</span> River in Wales

The River Nevern is a river in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Its source is north of the village of Crymych and its length is about 11 miles (18 km) to its estuary at Newport, Pembrokeshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ynys Gifftan</span> Tidal island near Wales

Ynys Gifftan is an island near the south east shore of Traeth Bach, the Dwyryd estuary near Portmeirion in Gwynedd, north Wales. There is a public footpath to it across the estuary marked on Ordnance Survey maps but has no definable marks that make it obvious; it can be reached on foot at low tide and is 38 metres (125 ft) high. Although there is a footpath to the island, the island itself is private property and trespassing is not advised. The island has been uninhabited since the mid-1960s and the island's single cottage is in a state of disrepair. It is one of 43 (unbridged) tidal islands which may be reached on foot from the mainland of Great Britain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morfa Bychan</span> Human settlement in Wales

Morfa Bychan is a village located in Gwynedd, North Wales, with a population of over 500, with an almost equal number of people born in England or Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mynydd Illtud</span> Plateau in south Wales

Mynydd Illtud is an extensive area of common land near Libanus, Powys, Wales, located in the Brecon Beacons National Park and some three miles south-west of Brecon. The common is an undulating plateau lying between 330 and 370 metres above sea level. Its highest points are 381 metres (1,250 ft) at Allt Lom and 367 metres (1,204 ft) at Twyn y Gaer trig point overlooking the valley of the River Usk. Twyn y Gaer is the site of an Iron Age hill fort.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cemaes Head</span> Nature reserve in north Pembrokeshire

Cemaes Head is a headland and nature reserve in north Pembrokeshire. It lies in the community of St Dogmaels, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. To the west and north it overlooks Cardigan Bay, and to the east Cardigan Island and the estuary of the River Teifi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brynberian</span> Village in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Brynberian is a small village in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the foothills of the Preseli Mountains in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It is in the community of Eglwyswrw and the parish of Nevern, and is on the B4329 road between Crosswell and Tafarn y Bwlch. Afon Brynberian flows through the village under an ancient bridge and joins the River Nevern to the north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newport Bay (Wales)</span>

Newport Bay is a bay on a section of the north Pembrokeshire coast, Wales, which is within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The bay is one of many in the much larger Cardigan Bay, and it stretches from Dinas Island to the headland of Pen-y-bâl, two miles to the east. It is overlooked by the town of Newport and the River Nevern flows into the bay.

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