Caersws

Caersws (Welsh: Caersŵs; pronounced [kɑːɨrˈsuːs] ) is a village and community on the River Severn, in the Welsh county of Powys (Montgomeryshire) 5 miles (8 km) west of Newtown, and halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. It has a station on the Cambrian Line from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury. At the 2011 Census, the community had a population of 1,586 – a figure which includes the settlements of Clatter, Llanwnnog and Pontdolgoch. The village itself had a population of slightly over 800.

Caersws
  • Welsh: Caersŵs
The former village church
Caersws
Location within Powys
Population1,586 (2011)
OS grid referenceSO031919
Community
  • Caersws
Principal area
  • Powys
Preserved county
  • Powys
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCaersws
Postcode districtSY17
Dialling code01650
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
  • Montgomeryshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Montgomeryshire
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