Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a village and also neighborhood in mid Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 in between Llandovery and also Builth Wells as well as is located near the pass in between the Tywi and Irfon valleys. The community additionally includes the smaller settlements of Llanwrtyd and also Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, as well as a large part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (UK Census 2011), it declares to be the tiniest town in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller sized population. Unlike its past history as a health spa community, when hundreds gathered to take the waters for their asserted medicinal effects, the location is currently much better known for leisures such as pony walking, hill cycling, strolling and birdwatching, as well as for its annual Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Festival as well as World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The community's biggest employer Charcroft Electronics lies in buildings which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The resort, on the financial institutions of the Irfon, dates from concerning 1535.