Rhulen

Rhulen (Welsh: Rhiwlen, standardised as Rhiwlen bilingually^[1]) is a hamlet and former parish in Powys, Wales. It was a civil parish, and after 1974 a community, until it was abolished on 1 April 1983.^[2] At the 1971 census, the last before the parish was abolished, it had a population of 28.^[3]

Community

• Aberedw

UKParliament

• Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

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Rhulen Welsh: Rhiwlen
Rhulen Location within Powys
Community	Aberedw
Principal area	Powys
Preserved county	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Brecon and Radnorshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52.1403°N 3.2621°W / 52.1403; -3.2621

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The parish was in the historic county of Radnorshire.^[4] Its name is attested as Ruylnynnan in 1232 and as Ryulan around 1291. In the mid-16th century it was spelt Rulen or Riwlen, closer to the current spelling. The name likely comes from rhiw ("hill") and glan ("slope").^[5]

The church in Rhulen is dedicated to St David.^[5]