Builth Wells
Builth Wells is a market community and community in the area of Powys and historical region of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, existing at the confluence of rivers Wye as well as Irfon, in the Welsh (or top) part of the Wye Valley. It has a population of 2,568. Most of the community's structures, including the 1876 Market Hall, were built from rock from Llanelwedd Quarry. Much of the facing and also other clothed rock utilized in the construction of the Elan Valley dams was likewise quarried below. The quarry created the first occurrence of laumontite in Wales. The quarry is presently operated by Hanson Aggregates. Builth is a longstanding anglicization of the Old Welsh Buellt/Buallt which incorporates bu be, similar to some Middle English orthography), indicating "ox" with gellt (later gwellt), implying "lea or leas"; the very same form is made use of regardless of gender of the animal. The community added "Wells" in the 19th century when its springtimes were advertised as a visitor attraction. Its modern Welsh name Llanfair-ym-Muallt implies "Saint Mary in Ox Leas".
