Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ELAN (The)

ELAN (The), a river of Radnor. It rises about 9 miles NW of Rhaiadr; runs south-eastward about 15 miles; receives the Claerwen at Capel-Nant-Gwyllt; and falls into the Wye. It is a good angling water, and runs among some fine scenery.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a river"   (ADL Feature Type: "rivers")
Administrative units: Radnorshire AncC
Place names: ELAN     |     ELAN THE     |     THE ELAN
Place: Elan

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