Visit Crosswell Places

Welcome to Visit Crosswell Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Crosswell

  

Crosswell Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Crosswell

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Crosswell history

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Name

The hamlet’s name is from the Welsh: ffynnon (well) and groes (cross) The name of the Welsh hamlet is from a Welsh word which means ‘well’ and ‘cross’

Inn

An inn once stood in the centre of the hamlet. The name may originate with Cwmgloyne, a mansion near Hen-llys. The former inn was Grade II listed in 1997.

Bridge

A stone, single-lane bridge crosses the River Nevern and adjacent water meadows to the north of the hamlet. The bridge is named Pontgynon (also recorded as Pantgynon or Pontcynon) and has existed at least since the early 17th century.

Chapel

Independent chapel was built near the bridge in 1839, rebuilt in 1882 and added to subsequently. Independent chapel built near bridge was built in 1838, and later added to later.

Former shop

Until at least about about the 1920s there was a shop in Crosswell, called the Royal Oak Shop. The Royal Oak shop was opened in the early 1920s.

You can visit Crosswell places with Walkfo Crosswell to hear history at Crosswell’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Crosswell has 19 places to visit in our interactive Crosswell map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Crosswell, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Crosswell places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Crosswell & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 19 audio facts unique to Crosswell places in an interactive Crosswell map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Crosswell Places Map
19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Crosswell historic spots	Crosswell tourist destinations	Crosswell plaques	Crosswell geographic features
Walkfo Crosswell tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Crosswell

  

Best Crosswell places to visit

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Crosswell has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Crosswell’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Crosswell’s information audio spots:

Carn Menyn Carn Menyn is a grouping of craggy rock outcrops or tors in the Preseli Hills in the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire.

Foel Drygarn Foel Drygarn is an Iron Age hillfort, within which are three Bronze Age burial cairns. The site is about 1.5 miles (2 km) west of Crymych in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Church of St Dogfael, Meline The Church of St Dogfael, Meline, Pembrokeshire, Wales is a redundant church dating from the 19th century. Grade II listed building is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.

Penbanc Penbanc is a 19th-century thatched Pembrokeshire longhouse (tŷ hir in Welsh) about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) northwest of the hamlet of Brynberian. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building.

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