Llanwrtyd Wells is a small town and also community in mid Powys, Wales, in the historical county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town gets on the A483 between Llandovery and Builth Wells as well as is located near the pass between the Tywi as well as Irfon valleys. The area likewise consists of the smaller sized negotiations of Llanwrtyd as well as Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, as well as a huge part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (UK Census 2011), it asserts to be the smallest community in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller sized population. In comparison to its past background as a spa town, when hundreds crowded to take the waters for their declared medicinal impacts, the area is now much better understood for recreations such as horse walking, mountain biking, walking as well as birdwatching, and for its yearly Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Festival and World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The community's biggest employer Charcroft Electronics is located in buildings which were formerly the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The resort, on the banks of the Irfon, days from regarding 1535.