Caersws
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 The former village church | |
  Caersws Location within Powys | |
| Population | 1,586 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SO031919 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Caersws |
| Postcode district | SY17 |
| Dialling code | 01650 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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]
- ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "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.