Abermule with Llandyssil

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Abermule with Llandyssil
Location within Powys
Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MONTGOMERY
Postcode district SY15
Post townNEWTOWN
Postcode district SY16
Dialling code 01686
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Website Abermule with Llandyssil Community Council
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UK
Wales
Powys
52°32′41.82″N3°12′50.34″W / 52.5449500°N 3.2139833°W / 52.5449500; -3.2139833

Abermule with Llandyssil, formerly just 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]

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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 councilors 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL   11956311M.
  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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