Llandrindod Wells
Llandrindod Wells is a community and also area in Powys, within the historic limits of Radnorshire, Wales. It acts as the seat of Powys County Council as well as hence the administrative centre of Powys. It was created as a medical spa community in the 19th century, with a boom in the late 20th century as a centre of local government. Before the 1860s the site of the town was common land in Llanfihangel Cefn-llys parish. Llandrindod Wells is the fifth biggest community in Powys, and the biggest in Radnorshire. In a 2018 survey carried out by Rightmove, Llandrindod was elected the Happiest Area in Wales. A survey by the Royal Mail over the Easter 2018 period showed that Llandrindod had the highest on the internet shopping prices for that period in the whole of the nation.