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Builth Wells (/ ˈ b ɪ l θ ˈ w ɛ l z /; Welsh: Llanfair-ym-Muallt ⓘ) is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh (or upper) part of the Wye Valley. In 2011 it had a population of 2,568.
During the Norman invasion of Wales, the Marcher Lord Philip de Braose conquered Buellt shortly after he took Rhwng Gwy a Hafren in 1095. [16] Philip fortified the hill east of present-day Builth Wells with a wooden motte and bailey castle and held the area until his death in 1134, when it passed to his son William. [17]
Builth Castle. Builth Castle (Welsh: Castell Llanfair-ym-Muallt) was a castle built under King Edward I, just outside Builth Wells, Powys, Wales.At one time it was an impressive stone-built castle but all the masonry has been removed over the years and all that remains are the mound on which it stood, the ditches and embankments.
Builth Wells railway station, in Llanelwedd Powys Wales was opened as Builth station on 21 September 1864 by the Mid-Wales Railway, although excursions ran on 19 and 20 September. It was renamed Builth Wells station in 1865 and served the town of Builth Wells .
Builth Wells F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Builth Wells, Powys. They are currently playing in the Ardal NE League. The club is the most successful club in the history of the Mid Wales South Football League, with ten championship wins. The club's reserve team currently plays in this league.
Being more populous, Builth dominates in the general perception of the area, and Llanelwedd's main network of streets can be perceived as part of the town rather than its own village. A station named after its neighbour, Builth Wells, was opened in the village on the former Mid-Wales Railway from Newtown to Brecon which ran through the village ...
Builth Road railway station is a station primarily serving the town of Builth Wells, in mid Wales.It is on the Heart of Wales Line.The station is over two miles (about 3.5 km) northwest of Builth Wells via the A470, a busy trunk road.
It is named after Saint Afan and was the centre of Cantref Buallt in ancient times, before the building of Builth Wells about 9 miles (14 km) away. The former spa town of Llandrindod Wells lies about 8 miles (13 km) to the north east. An electoral ward of the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,386. [2]