Yscir
| Ysgir | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Ysgir Location within Powys | |
| Population | 424 |
| OS grid reference | SO03SW00 |
| • Cardiff | 35.3 mi (56.8 km) |
| • London | 145.6 mi (234.3 km) |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aberhonddu |
| Postcode district | LD3 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| Website | http://www.yscir.net/ |
Yscir (or Ysgir) is a community in the county of Powys, Wales (the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire)) 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 424 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. The ward includes the communities of Yscir, Merthyr Cynog and Trallong. At the 2011 Census this ward had a population of 1,038.[5]
In the 2017 local elections it was the only ward in Wales where no candidates put themselves forward,[6] after the sitting councillor, Gillian Thomas, retired before the election. Six candidates subsequently put themselves forward and a by-election, on the 21 June 2017, was won by the Conservative Party.[7]
References
- ^ Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); accessed 9 May 2014
- ^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
- ^ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
- ^ www.ancientmonuments.info website; accessed 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Deans, David (2 May 2017). "Local elections: Yscir - where no-one wants to stand". BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Tory wins Yscir by-election where no-one stood at May poll". BBC News. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
See also
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