Llanwrtyd Wells is a small town and also neighborhood in mid Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) on the Afon Irfon. The town is on the A483 between Llandovery and also Builth Wells and lies near the pass between the Tywi and Irfon valleys. The community additionally consists of the smaller settlements of Llanwrtyd and also Abergwesyn, the valley of the Afon Irfon, as well as a huge part of the "Desert of Wales". With a population of 850 (United Kingdom Census 2011), it claims to be the smallest community in Britain, although Fordwich in Kent has a smaller sized population. As opposed to its previous background as a day spa town, when hundreds crowded to take the waters for their asserted medicinal effects, the area is currently much better recognized for recreations such as pony trekking, mountain cycling, walking and birdwatching, as well as for its yearly Man versus Horse Marathon, Beer Celebration and World Bog Snorkeling Championship. The community's largest company Charcroft Electronics lies in buildings which were previously the Dol-y-Coed Hotel. The resort, on the financial institutions of the Irfon, dates from concerning 1535.
