Meifod, previously likewise written Meivod, is a little town, neighborhood and selecting ward 7 miles north-west of Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, on the A495 road and situated in the valley of the River Vyrnwy. The River Banwy has an assemblage with the Vyrnwy around 2 miles to the west of the town. 57% of the population of Meifod were born in England. Nevertheless, this is not in itself evidence of any kind of large migration from England; it may merely reflect the choice of local moms and dads for making use of bigger health centers more comfortably positioned in close-by Shropshire for delivering. The UK Census 2001 revealed that some 38% of the population (1,322) over 3 years old had some understanding of the Welsh language with practically 20% able to speak, review as well as write in Welsh. The Meifod valley held the National Eisteddfod in 2003 as well as 2015.