Bwlch-y-cibau

Human settlement in Wales
Bwlch-y-cibau is located in Powys
Bwlch-y-cibau
Bwlch-y-cibau
Location within Powys
OS grid referenceSJ178174Principal area
  • Powys
Preserved county
  • Powys
CountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLLANFYLLIN
LLANSANFFRAID[1]Postcode districtSY22Dialling code01691PoliceDyfed-PowysFireMid and West WalesAmbulanceWelsh UK Parliament
  • Montgomeryshire
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  • Montgomeryshire
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UK
Wales
Powys
52°44′54″N 3°13′08″W / 52.748229°N 3.218962°W / 52.748229; -3.218962

Bwlch-y-cibau (Welsh for 'pass of the husks') is a small village located between Llanfyllin and Welshpool. It is situated on the A490. It is in the community of Meifod.

Amenities

The village is very rural with only a public house, a church and a former school house.

Transport

The village also was served by the Llanfyllin Branch railway line which was situated on the B493 near Llanfechain. The stop was little more than a halt which was over a mile north of the village. It closed in 1965 along with the line. The nearest railway station is now Welshpool. The village is also served by the bus no. 76 which connects the village to Llanfyllin and Welshpool although only runs five services both ways a day from Monday to Saturday including one additional to serve the nearby Llanfyllin High School.

References

  1. ^ Royal Mail Address Management Unit (March 2011). "Postcode Update 52" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.