Abermule with Llandyssil
Human settlement in Wales
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Abermule with Llandyssil, formerly just Llandyssil (Welsh: Llandysul), is a community in Powys (historically Montgomeryshire), Wales, including the villages of Abermule and Llandyssil,[2][3] and had a population of 1527 as of the 2011 UK Census.[4] It also includes settlements of Llanmerewig and Green Lane.[5]
| Abermule with Llandyssil | |
|---|---|
Road To Llandyssil | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MONTGOMERY |
| Postcode district | SY15 |
| Post town | NEWTOWN |
| Postcode district | SY16 |
| Dialling code | 01686 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Website | Abermule with Llandyssil Community Council |
The community, located near the border with England,[6] is mainly English-speaking.
History
In the 1986 Review, Llandyssil was formed from the former Llandyssil community, with the inclusion of parts of the former Bettws and Newtown communities, Abermule, Llanmerewig, and Llandyssil.[5]
The railway[5] now known as the Cambrian Line[7] runs through the Community, following the river Severn.[5] The former Abermule railway station is now closed.[7]
Governance
At the local level the community elects community councilors to Abermule with Llandyssil Community Council.[8]
As at 2005, the community was divided for electoral purposes into two wards: Abermule in the west and Llandyssil in the east; each ward elected five community councillors.[9] By 2017, there were seven council seats for Abermule, which had expanded in population, and four for Llandyssil,[2] although in both wards fewer councillors than that were nominated.
