Abermule with Llandyssil explained

Country:Wales
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Montgomeryshire
Official Name:Abermule with Llandyssil
Unitary Wales:Powys
Constituency Westminster:Montgomeryshire
Post Town:MONTGOMERY
Postcode District:SY15
Postcode Area:SY
Post Town1:NEWTOWN
Postcode District1:SY16
Postcode Area1:SY
Dial Code:01686
Static Image Name:File:Road To Llandyssil - geograph.org.uk - 906640.jpg
Static Image Caption:Road To Llandyssil

Abermule with Llandyssil, formerly just Llandyssil (Welsh: Llandysul), is a community in Powys (historically Montgomeryshire), Wales, including the villages of Abermule and Llandyssil,[1] and had a population of 1527 as of the 2011 UK Census.[2] It also includes settlements of Llanmerewig and Green Lane.

The community, located near the border with England,[3] is mainly English-speaking.

History

In the 1986 Review, Llandyssil was formed from the former Llandyssil community, with the inclusion of parts of the former Bettws and Newtown communities, Abermule, Llanmerewig, and Llandyssil.[4]

The railway now known as the Cambrian Line runs through the Community, following the river Severn. The former Abermule railway station is now closed.

Governance

At the local level the community elects community councilors to Abermule with Llandyssil Community Council.[5]

As at 2005, the community was divided for electoral purposes into two wards: Abermule in the west and Llandyssil in the east; each ward elected five community councillors.[6] By 2017, there were seven council seats for Abermule, which had expanded in population, and four for Llandyssil,[7] although in both wards fewer councillors than that were nominated.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Maps . . 21 June 2020 .
  2. Web site: Community population 2011 . 10 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729125608/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7 . 29 July 2014 .
  3. Web site: Abermule with Llandyssil (52.544950, −3.213983). Google maps. 22 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Abermule and its history. Abermule with Llandyssil Community Council. 22 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215035737/http://www.abermulewithllandyssilcommunitycouncil.org.uk/AbermuleWithLlandyssil/Abermule_and_its_history_3146.aspx. 15 February 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Home – Abermule with Llandyssil Community Council. www.abermulewithllandyssilcommunitycouncil.org.uk. 22 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023084332/http://www.abermulewithllandyssilcommunitycouncil.org.uk/AbermuleWithLlandyssil/Default.aspx. 23 October 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Llandyssil. Government of Powys. 22 May 2017 .
  7. Web site: Powys County Council – Election of Community Councillors. Government of Powys. 22 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116071700/http://pstatic.powys.gov.uk/fileadmin/Docs/Elections/NOE_A3_Communities.pdf. 16 January 2018. dead.