Penybont

Penybont (also sometimes spelled Pen-y-Bont; Welsh pronunciationⓘ) is a small village in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 428.[1] The community includes the settlement of Llandegley.

Amenities

The village is served by Pen-y-Bont railway station on the Heart of Wales line.

It has an eighteenth-century coaching inn called the Severn Arms. The village also has a restored shop/museum/gallery called Thomas's Shop where there is a wool and weaving exhibition and workshop. The village hall hosts many activities and Penybont Football Club plays its matches on the race course ground. Horse harness racing takes place here each August.[2] Penybont market was formerly[when?] a major centre for sheep and cattle sales.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.welsh-trotting.co.uk/article-full.php?id=9
  3. ^ https://penybontlhgnotes.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/penybont-and-district-history-group-notes-2nd-march-2020-main-topic-penybont-market-derek-turner-and-panel/

External links

  • Photos of Penybont and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
  • Midway Plants - Midway Nurseries Website
  • Penybont & District Community Council

52°16′N 3°18′W / 52.267°N 3.300°W / 52.267; -3.300

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