Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a small town and also neighborhood in mid Powys, Wales, in the historical county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town gets on the A483 in between Llandovery and Builth Wells as well as is located near the pass between the Tywi and Irfon valleys. The neighborhood also consists of the smaller sized settlements of Llanwrtyd and Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, and also a large part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (UK Census 2011), it claims to be the smallest community in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller sized population. Unlike its previous background as a day spa town, when hundreds crowded to take the waters for their asserted medical effects, the location is currently much better known for recreations such as horse trekking, mountain cycling, walking as well as birdwatching, and for its annual Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Celebration as well as World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The town's biggest company Charcroft Electronics lies in buildings which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The hotel, on the financial institutions of the Irfon, dates from about 1535.
