The River Nevern () is a

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Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and otherwise by the sea. Haverfordwest is the largest town and ...

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. Its source is north of the village of

Crymych Crymych () is a village of around 800 inhabitants and a Community (Wales), community (population 1,739) in the northeast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated approximately above sea level at the eastern end of the Preseli Hills, Preseli Mount ...

and its length is about to its

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Newport, Pembrokeshire Newport () is a town, Community (Wales), community, electoral ward and ancient port of ''Parrog'', on the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales at the mouth of the River Nevern () in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The town gives its name to ...

Course

The source of the river is a spring on the southwest slope of Frenni Fawr, near Crymych. It flows southwest for a short distance, then to the north and then generally west, skirting the northern slopes of the

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. Principal tributaries are Afon Bannon (L - i.e. left, facing downstream), Afon

Brynberian Brynberian is a small village in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the foothills of the Preseli Hills, Preseli Mountains in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It is in the Community (Wales), community of Eglwyswrw and the parish of Nevern, and ...

(L) and Nant Duad (R). Bridge at Nevern - geograph

The river is bridged by several lanes and the B4329

Eglwyswrw Eglwyswrw () is a village, Community (Wales), community and parish in the former Cantref of Cemais (Dyfed cantref), Cemais, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village lies between Newport, Pembrokeshire, Newport and Cardigan, Ceredigion, Cardigan at the ...

Crosswell Crosswell () is a hamlet on the B4329 road in the community of Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the parish of Meline. It is southwest of Cardigan, northeast of Haverfordwest and east of Fishguard. Description The hamlet is on a junctio ...

road before passing beneath the

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at Felindre Farchog. It is bridged by the B4582 at the Grade II-listed

Nevern Bridge Nevern Bridge (''Welsh: Pont Nanhyfer'') spans the River Nevern () in the centre of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales. This Grade II listed bridge, south of the church, was built in the late 18th or early 19th century. Constructed of rubblestone a ...

, then winds along wooded valleys until reaching its estuary at Newport, where it is bridged for the final time at Feidr Pen-y-Bont. The river discharges into the sea at Newport's old port area of Parrog where it is possible to ford the river on foot, with caution, at low tide.

History

Historically, the river was an important boundary, dividing the

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and

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of Cemais into the

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Cemais Is Nyfer 250 px, Location of the commote of Cemais Is Nyfer Cemais Is Nyfer was a mediaeval commote in the Dyfed cantref of Cemais, Wales. It consisted of the territory between the rivers Nyfer and Teifi, and comprised the parishes of Eglwyswrw, Moning ...

(to the north) and

Cemais Uwch Nyfer Cemais Uwch Nyfer was a mediaeval Welsh commote in the Dyfed cantref of Cemais, in what is now Pembrokeshire. It consisted of the territory between the Afon Nyfer and Fishguard, and its civil headquarters were at Newport. The commote was mad ...

(to the south).

Fishing

It is significant for

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sewin Sea trout is the common name usually applied to anadromous (sea-run) forms of brown trout (''Salmo trutta''), and is often referred to as ''Salmo trutta'' morpha ''trutta''. Other names for anadromous brown trout are bull trout, sewin (Wales), ...

and

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References

External links

Photographs of Afon Nyfer and surrounding area on GeographArticle on the Nevern at newportpembs.co.uk
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Nevern Nevern () is both a parish and a Community (Wales), community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community includes the settlements of Felindre Farchog, Monington, Pembrokeshire, Monington, Moylgrove and Bayvil. The small village lies in the River Neve ...