Llandrindod Wells

Llandrindod Wells
Town
Llandrindod Wells Town
Llandrindod Wells is located in Powys
Llandrindod Wells
Llandrindod Wells
Location within Powys
Population5,602 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO055615
Community
  • Llandrindod Wells
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLLANDRINDOD WELLS
Postcode districtLD1
Dialling code01597
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Websitewww.llandrindod.co.uk
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys
52°14′37″N 3°23′08″W / 52.24354°N 3.38547°W / 52.24354; -3.38547

Llandrindod Wells (/lænˌdrɪndɒd ˈwɛlz/; locally /ɬænˌdrɪndɒd-/; Welsh: Llandrindod, Welsh pronunciation: [ɬanˈdɾindɔd] ⓘ; lit. 'trinity parish'; sometimes known colloquially as Landod or simply Dod) is a town and community in Powys, Wales.[2] It serves as the seat of Powys County Council, and is therefore the administrative centre of Powys. The town was historically in Radnorshire.

Llandrindod Wells developed as a spa town[2] in the 19th century, with a boom in the late 20th century as a centre of local government. Before the 1860s the site of the town was common land in Llanfihangel Cefnllys parish. Llandrindod Wells is the fifth largest town in Powys. The population as of the 2021 UK census was 5,602, an increase on the previous census.[3][better source needed]

  1. ^ "Town population 2011". Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Llandrindod" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 829.
  3. ^ Retrieved 25 February 2024.