Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a town and community in mid Powys, Wales, in the historic region of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 between Llandovery as well as Builth Wells as well as is located near the pass in between the Tywi and also Irfon valleys. The community likewise includes the smaller settlements of Llanwrtyd as well as 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 declares to be the tiniest community in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller population. In comparison to its past background as a medical spa town, when hundreds flocked to take the waters for their declared medical results, the area is now much better known for leisures such as pony trekking, hill biking, walking and birdwatching, and for its annual Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Festival and also World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The community's biggest company Charcroft Electronics lies in buildings which were formerly the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The hotel, on the banks of the Irfon, dates from about 1535.