Bwlch-y-cibau explained

Country:Wales
Official Name:Bwlch-y-cibau
Welsh Name:Bwlch-y-Cibau
Unitary Wales:Powys
Lieutenancy Wales:Powys
Constituency Westminster:Montgomeryshire
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Montgomeryshire
Postcode Area:SY
Postcode District:SY22
Post Town:LLANFYLLIN
LLANSANFFRAID[1]
Dial Code:01691
Os Grid Reference:SJ178174
Coordinates:52.7482°N -3.219°W

cy|'''Bwlch-y-cibau'''|pass of the husks|italic=no is a small village located between Llanfyllin and Welshpool. It is situated on the A490. It is in the community of Meifod.

Amenities

The village is very rural with only a public house, a church and a former school house.

Transport

The village also was served by the Llanfyllin Branch railway line which was situated on the B493 near Llanfechain. The stop was little more than a halt which was over a mile north of the village. It closed in 1965 along with the line. The nearest railway station is now Welshpool. The village is also served by the bus no. 76 which connects the village to Llanfyllin and Welshpool although only runs five services both ways a day from Monday to Saturday including one additional to serve the nearby Llanfyllin High School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcode Update 52 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120816004946/http://www.poweredbypaf.com/wp-content/themes/amu/paf_downloads/updates/PU52_%20Localities_NewSectors.pdf . dead . 2012-08-16 . PDF . Royal Mail Address Management Unit . March 2011 . 20 October 2012 .