Llanidloes Without is a rural

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 north

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 ...

(

Montgomeryshire , HQ= Montgomery , Government= Montgomeryshire County Council (1889–1974)Montgomeryshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin= , Status= , Start= , End= ...

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 ...

. Settlements within the community include Van, Oakley Park and Glan-y-nant.

Geography

The old school at Oakley Park - geograph

Llanidloes Without is a rural community with few settlements, located in Mid-Wales. It surrounds the town of Llanidloes on three sides, but does not include it. Its boundaries include Llyn Clywedog Lake in the north and the

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to the south. It is bordered by the Powys communities of

Trefeglwys Trefeglwys is a village and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Montgomeryshire. The name derives from the Welsh language ''tref'' 'township' and ''eglwys'' 'church'. The village sits on the Afon Trannon. There are many ...

to the north,

Llangurig Llangurig is both a village and a community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The population was 723 in the 2011 UK Census. The community includes the hamlet of Cwmbelan. The River Wye, the A470 and the A44 trunk roads pass through Llangurig, ...

to the south,

Llandinam Llandinam () is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, central Wales, between Newtown and Llanidloes, located on the A470. As a community, Llandinam is made up of the village itself, small hamlets including Plas Dinam and Little Lond ...

to the east and shares a small border with the

Ceredigion Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. Cer ...

community of

Blaenrheidol Blaenrheidol is a community in the county of Ceredigion, North Wales. It lies in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales, approximately east of Aberystwyth on the A44 road, and includes Pumlumon. It includes the settlements of Ponterwyd, Ystumtue ...

to the west. The community had a population of 661 according to the 2011 UK Census, of which 370 were born in Wales.

Governance

Llanidloes Without has its own

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, comprising seven community councillors and a clerk, who oversee planning applications and other issues of local interest. The community is part of the Blaen Hafren electoral ward (with the neighbouring

and

communities) which sends a county councillor to sit on

Powys County Council Powys County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the administrative areas of Wales. The County Hall is in Llandrindod Wells. History The county of Powys was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Govern ...

References

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