Gwernyfed is a
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...
in
Powys
Powys (; ) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain.
Geog ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, centred on the village of
Aberllynfi. It takes its name from
Gwernyfed Park, a
medieval deer park within the community.
The community of Gwernyfed was established in 1985 through the merger of the former Aberllynfi community, the greater part of the former Tre-goed & Felindre community, and small parts of the
Bronllys and former
Llanelieu communities. It includes the villages of
Aberllynfi (Three Cocks) and
Felindre, Powys, the
Breconshire
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, Start= 1535
, End= ...
half of the village of
Glasbury
Glasbury ( cy, Y Clas-ar-Wy), also known as Glasbury-on-Wye, is a village and community in Powys, Wales. The village lies at an important crossing point on the River Wye, connecting the historic counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire, and is ...
, and the rural settlements of
Tre-goed (Tregoyd) and
Pont Ithel.
["Final Proposals – Brecknockshire – Community B11 Gwernyfed"]
. Powys.gov.uk. Powys County Council. 2006.[Gwernyfed Community Council Website]
/ref> The population in 2011 was 1049, represented by 10 councillors in a single ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
.[
]
See also
* Gwernyfed High School
References
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Communities in Powys