Cwmgiedd is a small village beside the River Giedd within the community of Ystradgynlais, Powys, Wales. It lies 22.5 km (15 miles) north-east of Swansea and 253 km (157 miles) west of London.

The Silent Village, a 1943 British propaganda film about the destruction by the Nazi occupiers of the Czech village Lidice, was filmed here.

See also

  • John Thomas, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd
  • Swansea Valley

References



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Cwmgiedd photos, maps, books, memories Francis Frith

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