Dolyhir is a small settlement in
Powys
Powys (; ) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain.
Geog ...
, Wales. It is near the
A44 road
The A44 is a major road in the United Kingdom that runs from Oxford in southern England to Aberystwyth in west Wales.
History
The original (1923) route of the A44 was Chipping Norton to Aberystwyth. No changes were made to the route of the ...
and is northwest of the city of
Hereford.
Dolyhir railway station
Dolyhir railway station was a station in Dolyhir, Powys, Wales. The station opened in 1875 and closed in 1951. The station building survives today, and is located in the centre of a quarry. Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (G ...
is located next to the former
quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their envir ...
, which contains notable fossils.
References
External links
Photos of Dolyhir and surrounding area on geograph
Villages in Powys
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