Llangammarch Wells
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) Church of St Cadmarch | |
| Population | 541 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SN934473 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LLANGAMMARCH WELLS |
| Postcode district | LD4 |
| Dialling code | 01591 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Llangammarch Wells or simply Llangammarch (Welsh: Llangamarch) is a village in the community of Llangamarch in Powys, Wales, lying on the Afon Irfon, and in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire).
It is the smallest of the four spa villages of mid-Wales, alongside Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells and Llanwrtyd Wells. The spa was focused on a barium well, which is now closed. The old village is centred on the parish church of St Cadmarch, which is a grade II* listed building. [2]
Llangammarch station is on the Heart of Wales Line with trains provided by Transport for Wales. It lies on Route 43 of the National Cycle Network.
Llangammarch Wells Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1904. The club and course disappeared in the 1950s.[3]
The community includes Tirabad.
Governance
For elections to Powys County Council, Llangamarch is covered by the Llanwrtyd Wells electoral ward.
See also
- Llangammarch (parish)
References
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Church of Saint Cadmarch, Llangamarch". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ “Llangamarch Wells Golf Club”, “Golf’s Missing Links”.
External links
- new Village Website
- Llangammarch History Society Website
- Local Artists and Artisans Group
- Photos of Llangammarch Wells and surrounding area on geograph
- Llangamarch at genuki.org