Llanwrtyd Wells

Llanwrtyd Wells
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Llanwrtyd Wells is located in Powys
Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells
Location within Powys
Population850 (2011) [1]
OS grid referenceSN877465
• Cardiff65.1 miles (104.8 km)
• London198 miles (319 km)
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLLANWRTYD WELLS
Postcode districtLD5
Dialling code01591
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys
52°06′19″N 3°38′28″W / 52.10539°N 3.64110°W / 52.10539; -3.64110

Llanwrtyd Wells (Welsh: Llanwrtyd "church of St Gwrtud"[2]) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 between Llandovery and Builth Wells and is located near the pass between the Tywi and Irfon valleys.

The community also includes the smaller settlements of Llanwrtyd and Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, and a large part of the "Desert of Wales".

With a population of 850 (United Kingdom Census 2011), it claims to be the smallest town in Britain,[citation needed] although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller population.

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ^ Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198527589.