| Machynlleth | |
|---|---|
| Market town | |
 Machynlleth Clock Tower | |
  Machynlleth Location within Powys | |
| Population | 2,235 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SH745005 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MACHYNLLETH |
| Postcode district | SY20 |
| Dialling code | 01654 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Machynlleth (pronounced [maˈχənɬɛθ] ) is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,147,[3] rising to 2,235 in 2011.[1] It is sometimes referred to colloquially as Mach.[4]
Machynlleth was the seat of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh Parliament in 1404,[5] and as such claims to be the "ancient capital of Wales". However, it has never held any official recognition as a capital. It applied for city status in 2000 and 2002, but was unsuccessful. It is twinned with Belleville, Michigan.[6][7]
Machynlleth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1937 and 1981.
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- ^ "Machynlleth Town Council Website". Machynlleth Town Council. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Parish Headcounts: Powys". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Machynlleth: the small market town where April Jones was abducted". The Daily Telegraph. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg527 ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6
- ^ "Sister Cities By State And By Countries In Other Nations As Of June, 1972". Town Affiliation Association of the United States. June 1972 – via University of Toledo.
- ^ Owens, David (15 August 2021). "How the birthplace of techno came to be twinned with a Welsh market town". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 28 February 2024.