Powys
Powys is a principal area in Mid Wales. It consists of the historic counties of Brecknockshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire.Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbey Cwmhir Hall and St Mary’s Church.
Abbey Cwmhir Hall
Photo: Kieranpkelly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbey-Cwm-Hir Hall is a neo-Elizabethan country house in the Welsh county of Powys.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbeycwmhir and Nantmel.
Abbeycwmhir
Hamlet
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbeycwmhir or Abbey Cwmhir is a village and community in the valley of the Nant Clywedog in Powys, Wales. The community includes the hamlet of Bwlch-y-sarnau. It was historically in Radnorshire.
Nantmel
Village
Photo: Mark Evison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nantmel is a village and a community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, and is 76.5 miles from Cardiff and 150.5 miles from London. In 2011 the population of Nantmel was 621 with 11.8% of them able to speak Welsh. Nantmel is situated 3½ miles south of Powys.
St Harmon
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Harmon is a village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 593. It is located on the Afon Marteg on the B4518 road running between Llanidloes and Rhayader. St Harmon is situated 3 miles west of Powys.
Powys
- Also known as: “County of Powys” and “Sir Powys”
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.3333° or 52° 20′ northLongitude
-3.4167° or 3° 25′ westPopulation
134,000Elevation
1,329 feet (405 metres)Abbreviation
“POW”Open location code
9C4R8HMM+88GeoNames ID
2639944
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