River Vyrnwy

River Vyrnwy
Vyrnwy near Pont Llogel
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Native nameAfon Efyrnwy (Welsh)
Location
CountryWales, England
CountiesPowys, Shropshire
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Vyrnwy
Mouth 
 • location
confluence with River Severn near Melverley
 • coordinates
52°44′11″N 2°59′48″W / 52.7363°N 2.9966°W / 52.7363; -2.9966
Length40 mi (64 km)
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The River Vyrnwy (Welsh: Afon Efyrnwy, pronounced [ɛˈvərnʊɨ]) flows through northern Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England. The name derives from Severn, the river of which it is a tributary.[1]

  1. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 489. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.