Trefeglwys | |
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Trefeglwys shown within Powys | |
Population | 910 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SN971902 |
Principal area | |
Ceremonial county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Caersws |
Postcode district | SY17 5R |
Dialling code | 01686 (4) |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | |
Trefeglwys is a village in north Powys, Mid Wales, within the traditional county of Montgomeryshire.
The name derives from the Welsh language Tref 'township' and Eglwys 'church'. The village sits on the Afon Trannon. There are many amenities in the village including public house, garage, parish church, Nonconformist chapel, primary school, village hall and children's playground.
Historically, the parish of Trefeglwys includes the townships of Bodaioch, Maestrefgomer, Esgeirieth and Dolgwden, whilst a rural area the parish of Trefeglwys is about 8 miles long by 3 miles wide.