Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a town and also community in mid Powys, Wales, in the historical county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 in between Llandovery as well as Builth Wells and also lies near the pass between the Tywi as well as Irfon valleys. The area likewise consists of the smaller sized negotiations of Llanwrtyd and Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, as well as a huge part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (United Kingdom Census 2011), it asserts to be the smallest community in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller population. In comparison to its previous background as a spa community, when hundreds gathered to take the waters for their asserted medicinal effects, the location is currently much better understood for entertainments such as pony walking, mountain biking, strolling as well as birdwatching, and for its yearly Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Celebration as well as World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The town's biggest employer Charcroft Electronics lies in buildings which were formerly the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The hotel, on the financial institutions of the Irfon, dates from regarding 1535.