Bwlch-y-cibau
Bwlch-y-Cibau also known as the "pass of the husks" in English, is a small village located between Llanfyllin and Welshpool. It is situated on the A490. The village is very rural with only a public house, a church and a former school house.
Bwlch-y-cibau
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  Bwlch-y-cibau Location within Powys | |
| OS grid reference | SJ178174 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LLANSANFFRAID[1] |
| Postcode district | SY22 |
| Dialling code | 01691 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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The village also was served by the Llanfyllin Branch which was situated 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
- Royal Mail Address Management Unit (March 2011). "Postcode Update 52" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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