Trewern

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For other uses, see Trewern (disambiguation).

Trewern
Trewern is located in Powys
Trewern
Trewern
Location within Powys
Population1,430 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ279113
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELSHPOOL
Postcode districtSY21
Dialling code01938
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
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52°41′42″N 3°04′01″W / 52.695°N 3.067°W / 52.695; -3.067Coordinates: 52°41′42″N 3°04′01″W / 52.695°N 3.067°W / 52.695; -3.067

Trewern is a small village, community and electoral ward in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The community includes the villages of Buttington and  [cy], situated 4.5 miles (7 km) northeast of Welshpool, 14.5 miles (23.5 km) west of Shrewsbury and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the Wales-England border.

Etymology[]

The word Trewern is Welsh, formed from the words "tre" meaning town and "gwern" meaning alder (a tree), thus town of the alder or, more likely, alders.

Location[]

It is situated on the A458 road, between the towns of Newtown, Shrewsbury and Welshpool. It has a public bus running to these towns. The and pass near the village.

Attractions & amenities[]

Although only a small village in terms of population, there is a primary school, , with pupils travelling from miles around. Also, the school has a public playing area for children to play at. Trewern also has many other sites, such as an extinct volcano in form of Moel y Golfa, and Breidden Hill

Trewern Hall is a half-timbered house in the village dating from the late 16th century. It is Grade II* listed.[2]

Governance[]

Trewern has a community council representing the views of the community and has ten community councillors.[3]

The Trewern ward elects a county councillor to Powys County Council. Since 1995 it had been represented by an Independent councillor.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ward/Community population census 2011". Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Trewern Hall - A Grade II* Listed Building in Trewern, Powys". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ "About the Council". Trewern Community Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Powys 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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