Yscir

Ysgir
Ysgir
 Ysgir shown within Powys
Population 419 
OS grid referenceSO03SW00
    Cardiff 35.3 mi (56.8 km)  
    London 145.6 mi (234.3 km)  
CommunityYscir
Principal areaPowys
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Aberhonddu
Postcode district LD3
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
Websitehttp://www.yscir.net/
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Coordinates: 51°57′42″N 3°26′59″W / 51.961551°N 3.449615°W / 51.961551; -3.449615Yscir (or Ysgir) is a community in the county of Powys, Wales, and is 35.3 miles (56.7 km) from Cardiff and 145.6 miles (234.3 km) from London.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Yscir was 419 with 17.9% of them able to speak Welsh.[3]

Cradog and Aberyscir are villages within the boundary of this community.

Aberyscir Round Cairn (51.9644°N 3.4732°W) and two standing stones (Battle and Fennifach Standing Stones) are all Scheduled prehistoric Monuments dating back to the Celtic (pre-Roman) period.[4]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. At the 2011 Census this ward had a population of 1,038.[5]

References

  1. Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); accessed 9 May 2014
  2. Google Maps (Map). Google.
  3. Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
  4. www.ancientmonuments.info website; accessed 10 May 2014.
  5. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 November 2015.

See also


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