Rhayader

Rhayader
Rhayader is located in Powys
Rhayader
Rhayader
Location within Powys
Area137.31 km2 (53.02 sq mi)
Population2,088 
• Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSN975685
Principal area
Preserved county
  • Powys
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRHAYADER
Postcode districtLD6
Dialling code01597
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys
52°18′04″N 3°30′40″W / 52.301°N 3.511°W / 52.301; -3.511

Rhayader (/ˈr.ədər/; Welsh: Rhaeadr Gwy; pronounced [ˈr̥əɪadar ˈɡʊi̯]) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is 20 miles (32 km) from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is located at the junction of the A470 road and the A44 road 13 miles (21 km) north of Builth Wells and 30 miles (48 km) east of Aberystwyth.

The population was 2,088, with 55% of the community having some form of Welsh identity, according to the 2011 census.[1][2] The community is the largest in Wales by area, with 137.31 km2 (53.02 sq mi).[3] It includes the Elan Valley.[4]

Rhayader holds the record for the lowest-ever temperature recorded in Wales, -23.3 °C on 21 January 1940.

  1. ^ Powys County Council : Census 2011 : Rhayader Community Retrieved 13 November 2010
  2. ^ "rhayader identity". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk.
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Rhayader Parish (W04000341)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

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