Sarn is a small village in

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, Wales. The village lies on the

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east of Newtown. There is a bus service through the village, with buses to Newtown,

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and Montgomery. Less than a mile to the west is the smaller settlement of Llancowrid, also on the A489, at . The hamlets of

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and Bachaethlon are from Sarn, on the minor road up to the Kerry Ridgeway. The historic

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is Holy Trinity, part of the Ridgeway Benefice, in the

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of the

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. The village also possesses a

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. There is a village hall, a

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, and a

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— the Sarn Inn. A small group of farmers called the Sarnies beat the eggheads in 2005. A small recreation ground includes a tennis court and a

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. Historic buildings in the parish include Great Cefnyberen, a Grade II timber-framed house, which dates from the mid-16th century.

Governance

It forms part of the Kerry

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(in the

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of Sarn) and for

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the

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/ward of Kerry.Ordnance Survey Election Maps
/ref> It falls in the historic county of

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