Llanidloes

Llanidloes () is a town and community on the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire (), Wales. The population in 2011 was 2,929, of whom 15% could speak Welsh. It is the third largest settlement in Montgomeryshire, after Newtown and Welshpool.

Key facts

UK place.country: Wales
UK place.official_name: Llanidloes
UK place.static_image_name: Llanidloes Great Oak Street.jpg
UK place.population: 2,929
UK place.community_wales: Llanidloes
UK place.unitary_wales: Powys
UK place.lieutenancy_wales: Powys
UK place.constituency_westminster: Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly: Montgomeryshire
UK place.post_town: LLANIDLOES
UK place.postcode_district: SY18
UK place.postcode_area: SY
UK place.dial_code: 01686
UK place.os_grid_reference: SN954845
UK place.london_distance: ESE

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

Surroundings
History
The Chartist uprising
Churches and chapels
Structures in Llanidloes
Buildings
Bridges
The railway station and the Newtown and Llanidloes Railway
Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital
Culture
Sport
Education
Notable people
Sport
Town twinning
Literature
References
External links

It is the first town on the River Severn (), counting from the source. The town's Member of Parliament is Steve Witherden of the Labour Party (MP since 2024) and its Member of the Senedd is Russell George of the Conservatives (MS since 2011).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Llanidloes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.