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Foel Wen

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Foel Wen rises to 691 m (2,267 ft) in Powys. It counts among the 316 Hewitts, hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. It is one of 80 hills the Albion Guide maps in Powys.

Nearby hills include Foel Wen South Top and Tomle. The closest station is Chirk, 19 km to the east.

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Photo of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, a National Landscape in north Wales.

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Photo of the River Dee, a 70-mile river running from Llyn Tegid to Dee Estuary, Wales and England.

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