Aberhosan Explained

Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.561°N -3.754°W
Official Name:Aberhosan
Unitary Wales:Powys
Lieutenancy Wales:Powys
Constituency Westminster:Montgomeryshire
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Montgomeryshire
Community Wales:Cadfarch
Post Town:MACHYNLLETH
Postcode District:SY20
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01654
Os Grid Reference:SN811973
Static Image Name:Aberhosan village viewed from near Ty-gwyn farm - geograph.org.uk - 2005582.jpg
Static Image Caption:Viewed from near Ty-gwyn farm

Aberhosan is a village in the Welsh principal area of Powys, located between the town of Machynlleth and village of Dylife. It is in the historic county of Montgomeryshire.

History

The village school closed before 1971,[1] and is now the village hall. The village has a chapel but its shop has closed.

Wynford Vaughan-Thomas

In 1990 a memorial was unveiled at the Cadair viewpoint (at) to the broadcaster and writer Wynford Vaughan-Thomas. It is a toposcope, looking out over the rolling hills and mountains, with a depiction of Vaughan-Thomas pointing towards Snowdon, Wales' highest peak, which is just visible on a clear day.[2]

Internet issues

In September 2020 the BBC reported that the village had had serious issues with its broadband internet connectivity for the previous 18 months. BT Openreach engineers investigated the problem using a spectrum analyser and found that the issue was caused by a resident who was using an old television. After the TV was disposed of the issues ended.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ysgol Glantwymyn School Prospectus. powys.sch.uk/.
  2. Web site: History aberhosan . 2008-04-16 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090806074755/http://website.lineone.net/~dyfival1/histaberhos.htm . 6 August 2009 . dmy . Across the hills towards Yr Wyddfa and the Snowdonia National Park
  3. News: Internet: Old TV caused village broadband outages for 18 months. BBC News . 22 September 2020 .