Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a village as well as community in mid Powys, Wales, in the historic area of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The community gets on the A483 in between Llandovery and also Builth Wells as well as is located near the pass between the Tywi as well as Irfon valleys. The community likewise consists of the smaller negotiations of Llanwrtyd as well as Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, as well as a big part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (United Kingdom Census 2011), it claims to be the smallest town in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller population. Unlike its past history as a medical spa town, when hundreds flocked to take the waters for their asserted medicinal results, the area is currently much better known for leisures such as horse trekking, hill biking, strolling and also birdwatching, and for its annual Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Event and World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The town's biggest employer Charcroft Electronics is located in structures which were formerly the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The hotel, on the banks of the Irfon, dates from concerning 1535.
