River Honddu (Powys)

Coordinates: 51°57′15″N 3°23′06″W / 51.95417°N 3.38500°W / 51.95417; -3.38500
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This article is about the tributary of the River Usk in Powys. For the tributary of the River Monnow in Monmouthshire, see River Honddu (Monmouthshire).

Aberhonddu, where the Honddu flows into the Usk at Brecon. Brecon Castle is on the left

The River Honddu (pronounced [hɔnðɪ] i.e. hon-thee) is a river in the county of Powys, mid Wales. Early recorded versions of the name are of the form Hothenei and hodni which are believed to contain the Welsh adjective 'hawdd', meaning 'pleasant' or 'easy', together with a suffix -ni. Later forms such as Honddey and Honthy have undergone metathesis whereby -ddn- became -ndd- (or -thn- to -nth- in anglicised form).[1]

It rises on

Lower Chapel, Pwllgloyw and Llandefaelog
each of which, Pwllgloyw apart, sit at bridging points of the Honddu.

Brecon Castle, now a hotel, sits at the lowermost crossing of the river at its confluence with the Usk. For the last 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of its course, it lies partly or wholly within Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark.[2]

References

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  2. ^ Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL12 'Brecon Beacons National Park: western area'

51°57′15″N 3°23′06″W / 51.95417°N 3.38500°W / 51.95417; -3.38500

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