Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a town as well as community in mid Powys, Wales, in the historic area of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 in between Llandovery as well as Builth Wells and lies near the pass between the Tywi and also Irfon valleys. The area also 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 smallest community in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller population. As opposed to its past background as a medical spa community, when hundreds flocked to take the waters for their claimed medicinal results, the location is currently much better recognized for entertainments such as horse trekking, hill biking, walking and birdwatching, and also for its annual Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Celebration and also World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The community's largest employer Charcroft Electronics lies in structures which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The resort, on the banks of the Irfon, dates from regarding 1535.