Middletown, Powys

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Middletown
Hamlet
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The Breidden, pub in Middletown.
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Middletown
Location within Powys
OS grid reference SJ30261240
Principal area
  • Powys
Preserved county
  • Powys
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WELSHPOOL
Postcode district SY21
Dialling code 01938
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
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Wales
Powys
52°42′17″N3°02′01″W / 52.70479965°N 3.03355911°W / 52.70479965; -3.03355911

Middletown (Welsh : Treberfedd) is a hamlet in Powys, Wales near the border with England. It is situated on the A458 road, between the towns of Shrewsbury and Welshpool. The X75 Bus Route [1] runs through the village runs to these towns. The Afon Pwll Bychan passes through the village. Middletown has many local sites, including Cefn y Castell [2] and Breidden Hill. [3] The nearest town to Middletown is Welshpool, which is situated 5 miles away.

Middletown is represented in the Senedd by Russell George (Conservative) [4] and the UK Member of Parliament is Glyn Davies (Conservative). [5]

Notes

  1. "X75 Bus Route" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. "Cefn y Castell" . Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. "Breidden Hill, described in 1872" . Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. "Senedd Member" . Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. "Montgomeryshire MP" . Retrieved 15 May 2022.

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