Llanwrtyd Wells is a town as well as area in mid Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The community is on the A483 between Llandovery and Builth Wells and also is located near the pass in between the Tywi as well as Irfon valleys. The neighborhood also consists of the smaller sized negotiations of Llanwrtyd and also Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, and also a large part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (United Kingdom Census 2011), it asserts to be the smallest town in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller population. In comparison to its past background as a spa town, when hundreds gathered to take the waters for their declared medical effects, the area is now much better recognized for leisures such as horse trekking, mountain biking, strolling and also birdwatching, and for its annual Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Festival and World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The town's biggest employer Charcroft Electronics is located in buildings which were formerly the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The resort, on the financial institutions of the Irfon, dates from concerning 1535.