Abermule with Llandyssil

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

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]

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.

References

1. "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. "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. 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.