Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a town as well as community in mid Powys, Wales, in the historical region of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The community gets on the A483 between Llandovery and also Builth Wells and also is located near the pass between the Tywi and Irfon valleys. The area also includes the smaller settlements of Llanwrtyd as well as Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, and also a large part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (United Kingdom Census 2011), it asserts to be the tiniest community in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller sized population. In contrast to its past history as a medical spa community, when hundreds gathered to take the waters for their declared medicinal effects, the area is now much better recognized for leisures such as pony walking, mountain 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 biggest company Charcroft Electronics lies in buildings which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The resort, on the financial institutions of the Irfon, days from about 1535.
