Llanwrtyd Wells is a small town as well as area in mid Powys, Wales, in the historical region of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The community gets on the A483 in between Llandovery and also Builth Wells as well as lies near the pass in between the Tywi and also Irfon valleys. The area likewise consists of the smaller sized settlements of Llanwrtyd and also Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, as well as a huge 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 past history as a health facility town, when hundreds gathered to take the waters for their claimed medicinal impacts, the area is currently much better known for leisures such as horse trekking, mountain biking, strolling as well as birdwatching, and for its yearly Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Celebration and also World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The community's largest employer Charcroft Electronics lies in buildings which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The resort, on the banks of the Irfon, days from regarding 1535.