Cwmwyntell
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Cwmwyntell by Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff as part of the Geograph project.
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Cwmwyntell
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 13 Jun 2007
The dictionary defines 'gwyntell' as a large round basket without handles. The lie of the land here may have given rise to the name of this large old farm. On the other hand the older maps spell the word 'wyntyll', a winnowing fan: same idea, different shape.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.938686
Longitude
-4.968139