Nantmel

Nantmel

Nantmel

Human settlement in Wales

Nantmel is a village and a community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, and is 76.5 miles (123.1 km) from Cardiff and 150.5 miles (242.2 km) from London.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Nantmel was 621 with 11.8% of them able to speak Welsh.[3] The population of the community was 637 as of the 2011 UK Census.

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In 1870, John Marius Wilson described the village as a parish and village in the Rhayader district or Radnor.[4]

The hamlets of Argoed, Dulas and Cynllo all lie within this community and the Ty Lettice Roman Road runs through it.

It is home to Wales National Cycle Museum and Lion Royal Hotel Trekking.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 1,465.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); accessed 9 May 2014
  2. [2]
    Google Maps (Map). Google.
  3. [3]
    Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
  4. [4]
    "History of Nantmel, in Powys and Radnorshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 November 2015.


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