Cwmgiedd

Cwmgiedd
Cwmgiedd
	Cwmgiedd Location within Powys
OS grid reference	SN787115
Community	Ystradgynlais;
Principal area	Powys;
Preserved county	Powys;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Swansea
Postcode district	SA9
Dialling code	01639
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Brecon & Radnorshire;
	List of places UK Wales Powys 51°47′21″N 3°45′33″W / 51.7891°N 3.7591°W

Cwmgiedd is a small village beside the River Giedd^[1] 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.^[2]

References

^ Vaughan, David. "Přiběh dvou vesnic: Lidice - Cwmgiedd". archiv.radio.cz. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ "Silent Village, The (1943)". ScreenOnline. BFI. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

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