Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a town and also neighborhood in mid Powys, Wales, in the historic area of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 in between Llandovery and also Builth Wells and also lies near the pass between the Tywi and Irfon valleys. The neighborhood likewise includes the smaller negotiations of Llanwrtyd and also Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, as well as a large part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (UK Census 2011), it declares to be the tiniest community in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller sized population. Unlike its previous history as a health facility community, when hundreds crowded to take the waters for their asserted medicinal results, the area is now better recognized for recreations such as pony walking, hill cycling, walking and also birdwatching, and for its annual Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Festival as well as World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The community's largest employer Charcroft Electronics is located in structures which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The hotel, on the banks of the Irfon, dates from regarding 1535.
