Kerry, Powys
Kerry (Welsh: Ceri) is a village and geographically large community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales.
Kerry
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Kerry Location within Powys | |
| Population | 794 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SO146899 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWTOWN |
| Postcode district | SY16 |
| Dialling code | 01686 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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The village lies on the A489 road 2.8 miles (4.5 km) southeast of Newtown and possesses two pubs — the Herbert Arms and the Kerry Lamb — a village hall, a bowling green, a post office, a primary school and a hairdresser.
Kerry also has a parish church of Norman origins dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels, as well as a baptist church.
It gives its name to the Kerry Hill breed of sheep.
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