| Ysgir | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Ysgir Location within Powys | |
| Population | 424 |
| OS grid reference | SO 004 303 |
| • Cardiff | 35.3 mi (56.8 km) |
| • London | 145.6 mi (234.3 km) |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aberhonddu |
| Postcode district | LD3 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| Website | http://www.yscir.net/ |
Yscir (or Ysgir) is a community in the county of Powys, Wales (the historic county of Brecknockshire) and is 35.3 miles (56.7 km) from Cardiff.[1][2]
Cradoc and Aberyscir are villages within the boundary of this community. Also there are the settlements of Battle and Fenni-fach. In 2011 the population of Yscir was 424[3] with 17.9% of them able to speak Welsh.[4]
Aberyscir Round Cairn and two standing stones (Battle and Fennifach Standing Stones) are all Scheduled prehistoric Monuments dating back to the Celtic (pre-Roman) period.[5]
- ^ Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
- ^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Yscir Parish (1170221637)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats;. Retrieved 9 May 2014 Archived 2014-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aberyscir Round Cairn, www.ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2018.