Afon Marlais, Pembrokeshire

Coordinates: 51°49′13″N 4°38′02″W / 51.8203°N 4.6338°W / 51.8203; -4.6338

Not to be confused with the Afon Marlais which is a tributary of the River Towy nor the Afon Marlas, a tributary of the River Loughor.

The Afon Marlais is a right-bank tributary of the River Tâf in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It flows through the Vale of Lampeter to join the Tâf just west of Whitland.[1] The name derives from the Welsh 'marw glais' and signifies a 'stagnant stream'.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 177: Carmarthen & Kidwelly (Map). 1 : 25,000. Explorer Series. Ordnance Survey.
  2. ↑ Owen, Hywel Wyn; Morgan, Richard (2007). Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales. Llandysul: Gomer Press. ISBN 1-84323-901-9.


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