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Penybont

Coordinates: 52°16′N 3°18′W / 52.267°N 3.300°W / 52.267; -3.300
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Penybont
Village and community
Penybont is located in Powys
Penybont
Penybont
Location within Powys
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys

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

Community map

  • Map of the community

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

Amenities

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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

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  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Penybont".
  3. ^ "Penybont and District History Group Notes 2nd March 2020 Main Topic: Penybont Market – Derek Turner and Panel". 13 April 2020.
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