Welshpool

Welshpool
Town
Welshpool is located in Powys
Welshpool
Welshpool
Location within Powys
Area24.23 sq mi (62.8 km2)
Population6,764 (Estimate)[1]
• Density279/sq mi (108/km2)
Annual Population Change0.16%[2]
OS grid referenceSJ225075
• Cardiff81 mi (130 km) South
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELSHPOOL
Postcode districtSY21
Dialling code01938
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys
52°39′35″N 3°08′50″W / 52.65966°N 3.14725°W / 52.65966; -3.14725

Welshpool (Welsh: Y Trallwng ) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is four miles (six kilometres) from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn. The community, which also includes Cloddiau and Pool Quay, has a population of 6,664 (as of the 2011 United Kingdom census), with the town having 5,948. There are many examples of Georgian architecture within the town. Powis Castle is located to the north.

  1. ^ "Town population 2011". Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Population Change 2022". Retrieved 15 May 2021.