Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a village and neighborhood in mid Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 in between Llandovery as well as Builth Wells and also is located near the pass between the Tywi and also Irfon valleys. The neighborhood additionally consists of the smaller settlements of Llanwrtyd as well as Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, as well as a large part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (United Kingdom Census 2011), it claims to be the tiniest town in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller sized population. In comparison to its past history as a health club community, when hundreds gathered to take the waters for their asserted medicinal effects, the area is currently better recognized for entertainments such as horse trekking, hill cycling, walking and also birdwatching, as well as for its annual Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Festival and World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The town's biggest company Charcroft Electronics lies in buildings which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The resort, on the banks of the Irfon, days from concerning 1535.
