Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a village 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 lies near the pass in between the Tywi and Irfon valleys. The community also consists of the smaller sized settlements of Llanwrtyd and Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, and a big 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 population. In contrast to its previous history as a medspa community, when hundreds crowded to take the waters for their claimed medicinal effects, the area is currently better known for leisures such as horse walking, hill biking, strolling and birdwatching, as well as for its annual Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Celebration and World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The town's biggest employer Charcroft Electronics lies in buildings which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The resort, on the banks of the Irfon, days from about 1535.