Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is a village and area in mid Powys, Wales, in the historical region of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 in between Llandovery as well as Builth Wells and also lies near the pass in between the Tywi and Irfon valleys. The neighborhood additionally consists of the smaller negotiations of Llanwrtyd and 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 asserts to be the tiniest town in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller population. In contrast to its previous background as a health facility community, when hundreds crowded to take the waters for their claimed medicinal effects, the location is now much better understood for recreations such as horse walking, hill biking, strolling and birdwatching, as well as for its yearly Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Event and also World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The community's largest company Charcroft Electronics is located in buildings which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The hotel, on the banks of the Irfon, days from about 1535.
