Llandyssil (community)

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Llandyssil
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Road To Llandyssil
Llandyssil is located in Powys
Llandyssil
Llandyssil
Location within Powys
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMONTGOMERY
Postcode districtSY15
Dialling code01686
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
WebsiteAbermule with Llandyssil Community Council
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys
52°32′41.82″N 3°12′50.34″W / 52.5449500°N 3.2139833°W / 52.5449500; -3.2139833Coordinates: 52°32′41.82″N 3°12′50.34″W / 52.5449500°N 3.2139833°W / 52.5449500; -3.2139833

Llandyssil (Welsh: Llandysul) is a community in Powys (historically Montgomeryshire), Wales, including the villages of Abermule and Llandyssil,[1][2] and had a population of 1527 as of the 2011 UK Census.[3] It also includes settlements of Llanmerewig and Green Lane.[4]

The community, located near the border with England,[5] is mainly English-speaking.

History[]

In the 1986 Review, Llandyssil was formed from the former Llandyssil community, with the inclusion of parts of the former Bettws and Newtown communities, Abermule, Llanmerewig, and Llandyssil.[4]

The railway[4] now known as the Cambrian Line[6] runs through the Community, following the river Severn.[4] The former Abermule railway station is now closed.[6]

Governance[]

At the local level the community elects community councillers to Abermule with Llandyssil Community Council.[7]

As at 2005, the community was divided for electoral purposes into two wards: Abermule in the west and Llandyssil in the east; each ward elected five community councillors.[8] By 2017, there were seven council seats for Abermule, which had expanded in population, and four for Llandyssil,[1] although in both wards fewer councillors than that were nominated.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Powys County Council – Election of Community Councillors" (PDF). Government of Powys. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "Abermule and its history". Abermule with Llandyssil Community Council. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Abermule with Llandyssil (52.544950, −3.213983)". Google maps. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  7. ^ "Home – Abermule with Llandyssil Community Council". www.abermulewithllandyssilcommunitycouncil.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Llandyssil" (PDF). Government of Powys. Retrieved 22 May 2017.


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