Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a town as well as area in mid Powys, Wales, in the historical area of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 between Llandovery and Builth Wells and also is located near the pass between the Tywi and also Irfon valleys. The neighborhood additionally consists of the smaller sized negotiations of Llanwrtyd and also Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, and a large part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (UK Census 2011), it asserts to be the tiniest community in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller sized population. As opposed to its previous history as a health spa town, when hundreds flocked to take the waters for their declared medicinal effects, the area is now much better known for entertainments such as horse walking, hill cycling, walking and also birdwatching, and for its yearly Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Event and also World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The town's largest employer Charcroft Electronics lies in structures which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The hotel, on the banks of the Irfon, dates from concerning 1535.