Caersws

Caersws
The former village church
Caersws is located in Powys
Caersws
Caersws
Location within Powys
Population1,586 (2011)
OS grid referenceSO031919
Community
  • Caersws
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCaersws
Postcode districtSY17
Dialling code01650
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys
52°31′17″N 3°25′21″W / 52.521458°N 3.422429°W / 52.521458; -3.422429

Caersws (Welsh: Caersŵs; pronounced [kɑːɨrˈsuːs] ) is a village and community on the River Severn, in the Welsh county of Powys (Montgomeryshire) 5 miles (8 km) west of Newtown, and halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. It has a station on the Cambrian Line from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury. At the 2011 Census, the community had a population of 1,586[1] – a figure which includes the settlements of Clatter, Llanwnnog and Pontdolgoch. The village itself had a population of slightly over 800.[2]

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Local Area Report for Caersws Built-up area (based on 2011 Census)". Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2022.